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Good Afternoon - Today was: Monday, 26 January 2026 17:29:48 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 21.7°C, Min: 14.1°C. It feels like 18.6°C
FORECAST: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low 14C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 18.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, bright intervals | Sunrise: 06:18 | Sunset: 20:42 | Dawn: 05:47 | Dusk: 21:13
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 20.3°C, 71%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1000.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (252°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 30km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 5.8mm
Sun Light : 77.5kLux, 4.3hrs   Solar UV :  5.0UVI  612W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 26 January 2026 at 17:29:52. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 26 Jan 2026 5:05PM: FENZ warned of slip near Mt Maunganui camp almost 4 hours before landslide (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 4:22PM: Live: FENZ told of slip near Mount Maunganui camp hours before deadly landslide, recovery resumes (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 5:10PM: 500 litres of human waste spills onto SH1 near Geraldine (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 1:27PM: 83-year-old woman dies after fall from stretcher at Whangārei Hospital (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 5:01PM: Clutha death a possible murder-suicide attempt (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 2:44PM: Alleged Wānaka cell tower arsonist Daniel Miller refuses to answer judge (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 4:21PM: Person dies in 'serious' Whangārei crash (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 4:09PM: Wellington café Spruce Goose to shut its doors after 12 years (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 4:33PM: 'Plan B' wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 2:18PM: Mt Maunganui landslide: WorkSafe to look at those responsible for holiday park (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers
14°C
Showers		 Tomorrow
Rain
20°C
Rain
Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low 14C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Chance of Rain: 56%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: First Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:56
Moonset
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Visibility
50% 		Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
20:42
Day Length
14.24 Hrs
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 2s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:29:52 26/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 10 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 10 days 21 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


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