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A late Good Evening! - Today was: Saturday, 9 May 2026 23:49:19 NZST
Current: 13.1°C, Max: 18.1°C, Min: 12.5°C. It feels like 10.9°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 13C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 10.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery early, improving | Sunrise: 07:11 | Sunset: 17:17 | Dawn: 06:42 | Dusk: 17:46
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 13.1°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1000.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (295°) 11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  30 AQI  8.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.3mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.9hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 09 May 2026 at 23:51:33. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 09 May 2026 6:15PM: Person dies on Waikato farm after being struck by a tree they were felling (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 4:56PM: Cost-of-living crisis fuelling rise in elder financial abuse, warns Age Concern (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 3:58PM: Green Party criticises govt's 'outrageous' decision to scrap fees-free tertiary education (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 2:17PM: Rescuers respond to vehicle in Waimakariri River (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 1:50PM: Storm easing in most places, with wind warnings still on the map (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 12:22PM: Pedestrian dies after incident near Lake Ellesmere (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 12:14PM: Rāwene community celebrates milestone in battle to keep human waste out of Hokianga Harbour (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 11:32AM: Six people pulled from floodwaters in Marlborough (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 9:50AM: Fire spreads through second floor of Orewa house (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 9:40AM: Starry-eyed photographer Tom Rae wins Milky Way photo contest for third time (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
13°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
AM Showers, Wind
17°C
AM Showers, Wind
Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 13C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:11
Moonset
13:11
Visibility
55% 		Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
17:17
Day Length
10.06 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 3s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 23:51:33 9/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 114 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 114 days 4 hours
System Rollover: Midnight
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
Elevation: 27m (89ft)
Station Environment: Urban
Hardware: Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57


Recent Significant Earthquake Activity Report Around New Zealand

Earthquakes in the past 7 days of magnitude 4.0 or greater within 2000 km (1243 mi)
Update time = Sat, 09-May-2026 23:51:08 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0019601960 km (1218 mi) 1778274906Sat, 09-May-2026 09:15:06 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 5.3 0016071607 km (999 mi) 1778144008Thu, 07-May-2026 20:53:28 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.6 0010781078 km (670 mi) 1778068008Wed, 06-May-2026 23:46:48 NZST map
77 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 4.3 000412412 km (256 mi) 1778058545Wed, 06-May-2026 21:09:05 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.5 000846846 km (526 mi) 1778042501Wed, 06-May-2026 16:41:41 NZST map
129 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand 4.5 000437437 km (271 mi) 1777973859Tue, 05-May-2026 21:37:39 NZST map
136 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 4.9 000439439 km (273 mi) 1777970625Tue, 05-May-2026 20:43:45 NZST map
127 km ENE of Pauanui, New Zealand 5.8 000426426 km (265 mi) 1777968043Tue, 05-May-2026 20:00:43 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 4.4 0015761576 km (979 mi) 1777767235Sun, 03-May-2026 12:13:55 NZST map
9 km WNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 5.1 000383383 km (238 mi) 1777756753Sun, 03-May-2026 09:19:13 NZST map
1 km NE of Grenada North, New Zealand 4.3 000112112 km (70 mi) 1777734918Sun, 03-May-2026 03:15:18 NZST map

11 earthquakes found. Click on location or map links for more details from the USGS