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Moon EventMoon Event Today is a Full Moon also known as a "Full Cold Moon"
A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 00:35:42 NZST
Current: 7.9°C, Max: 8.0°C, Min: 7.5°C. It feels like 6.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Low 4C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 6.0°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:42 | Sunset: 17:01 | Dawn: 07:11 | Dusk: 17:32
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 7.9°C, 78%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1034.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ESE (102°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 10km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 at 00:37:24. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
4°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Mostly Sunny
12°C
Mostly Sunny
Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Low 4C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 4%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Full Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
16:49
Moonset
07:59
Visibility
100% 		Sunrise
07:42
Sunset
17:01
Day Length
9.19 Hrs
Moon Phase: Full Moon
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 0min 32s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:37:24 30/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 7 days 7 hours
Prgm Up: 7 days 7 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 = Tue, 30-Jun-2026 00:37:04 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
Kermadec Islands region 4.9 0011831183 km (735 mi) 1782702628Mon, 29-Jun-2026 15:10:28 NZST map
65 km W of Foxton Beach, New Zealand 5.0 00009797 km (60 mi) 1782644652Sun, 28-Jun-2026 23:04:12 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.4 0018681868 km (1161 mi) 1782494407Sat, 27-Jun-2026 05:20:07 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.1 0010481048 km (651 mi) 1782454739Fri, 26-Jun-2026 18:18:59 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0017351735 km (1078 mi) 1782307174Thu, 25-Jun-2026 01:19:34 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.6 0018411841 km (1144 mi) 1782261618Wed, 24-Jun-2026 12:40:18 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 5.3 0015851585 km (985 mi) 1782181580Tue, 23-Jun-2026 14:26:20 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 5.1 0010821082 km (673 mi) 1782157573Tue, 23-Jun-2026 07:46:13 NZST map

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