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A late Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 12 April 2026 22:02:50 NZST
Current: 17.5°C, Max: 22.9°C, Min: 17.1°C. It feels like 15.5°C
FORECAST: Windy with a few showers developing after midnight. Low 16C. Winds NW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 15.5°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Changeable, mending | Sunrise: 06:43 | Sunset: 17:53 | Dawn: 06:16 | Dusk: 18:20
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 17.5°C, 86%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising quickly, changing by 2.0 hPa/hr 994.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (274°) 19km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 40km/h
Air Quality :  32 AQI  8.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 22.3mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 12 April 2026 at 22:02:50. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 12 Apr 2026 9:48PM: Live weather: Cyclone Vaianu brings damaging winds, heavy rain to North Island (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 12 Apr 2026 5:02PM: Mayor 'grateful' Far North escaped serious cyclone damage (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 12 Apr 2026 1:42PM: How to stop your bed becoming a microscopic eco-forest (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 12 Apr 2026 12:14PM: Firefighters battling restaurant fire at luxury golf course north of Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 12 Apr 2026 4:05PM: Rāwene residents urged to use less water after main break (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 12 Apr 2026 10:32AM: Two dead, two in critical condition after Gisborne crash (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 11 Apr 2026 8:48PM: Tauranga mayor declares state of emergency as cyclone risks grow (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 12 Apr 2026 7:54AM: GP concerned over 'dire shortage' of staff at Palmerston North Hospital's gastroenterology department (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 12 Apr 2026 7:54AM: Health NZ sending more eye operations to private sector under long-term contracts (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 12 Apr 2026 8:04AM: Iran war, petrol crisis causing increased stress among Kiwis (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Caution WEATHER STATION CAUTION
High cumulative rainfall for today has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers, Wind Late
16°C
Showers, Wind Late		 Tomorrow
Rain
20°C
Rain
Windy with a few showers developing after midnight. Low 16C. Winds NW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:19
Moonset
15:11
Visibility
29% 		Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
17:53
Day Length
11.09 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 32s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:02:50 12/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 87 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 87 days 2 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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