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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 4 September 2026 11:14:32 NZST
Current: 15.0°C, Max: 15.6°C, Min: 13.6°C. It feels like 10.8°C
FORECAST: Windy. Intermittent light rain this morning will give way to clearing and sunshine for the afternoon. High 16C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 10.8°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 06:37 | Sunset: 17:57 | Dawn: 06:10 | Dusk: 18:24
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 15.0°C, 86%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 hPa/hr 1004.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Moderate breeze (F4) from W (280°) 26km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 51km/h
Air Quality :  24 AQI  6.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 1.0mm
Sun Light : 27klx, 0.4hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  213W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 04 September 2026 at 11:15:11. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High wind gust levels have been detected
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High continuous wind levels have been detected
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Light Rain, Wind
16°C
AM Light Rain, Wind		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy, Wind
11°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind
Windy. Intermittent light rain this morning will give way to clearing and sunshine for the afternoon. High 16C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:51
Moonset
09:57
Visibility
54% 		Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
17:57
Day Length
11.19 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 33s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:15:11 4/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 23 days 15 hours
Prgm Up: 23 days 15 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 = Fri, 04-Sep-2026 11:15:13 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
70 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand 5.2 000755755 km (469 mi) 1788332232Wed, 02-Sep-2026 18:57:12 NZST map
66 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand 5.3 000752752 km (467 mi) 1788329613Wed, 02-Sep-2026 18:13:33 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0017291729 km (1074 mi) 1788151102Mon, 31-Aug-2026 16:38:22 NZST map
109 km NW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 4.5 000417417 km (259 mi) 1788127683Mon, 31-Aug-2026 10:08:03 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0019301930 km (1199 mi) 1788081235Sun, 30-Aug-2026 21:13:55 NZST map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.8 0012781278 km (794 mi) 1788080529Sun, 30-Aug-2026 21:02:09 NZST map
south of Tonga 4.4 0019241924 km (1196 mi) 1787931203Sat, 29-Aug-2026 03:33:23 NZST map

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