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Good Evening - Today was: Saturday, 16 May 2026 19:47:27 NZST
Current: 11.3°C, Max: 15.1°C, Min: 9.5°C. It feels like 10.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Patchy drizzle possible. Low 8C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:18 | Sunset: 17:11 | Dawn: 06:48 | Dusk: 17:40
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 11.3°C, 80%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1039.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SE (128°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 13km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  3.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.5hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 16 May 2026 at 19:50:13. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 16 May 2026 7:43PM: Quakes shake top of South Island (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 6:48PM: Tauranga flight turned around due to lanterns in flight path (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 6:31PM: WorkSafe charges Scott Technology over worker death (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 3:12PM: Government confirms NCEA replacement details (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 3:10PM: Kayaker dies after suffering medical event off Auckland's Hobsonville Marina (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 11:44AM: Whangārei driver arrested after doing burnout in front of police (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 9:29AM: Papakura woman arrested after police find hoard of gas heating equipment, LPG bottles (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 7:29AM: Country Life: Northland's storms test award-winning farm with 'million-dollar' herd (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 5:02AM: Big screens, small towns, booming audiences (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 16 May 2026 4:52AM: Auckland electrician's suspicions spark cannabis bust in Ōtāhuhu (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High pressure has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
8°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
14°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Patchy drizzle possible. Low 8C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 16%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
06:15
Moonset
16:13
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
07:18
Sunset
17:11
Day Length
9.53 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 50s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 19:50:13 16/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 121 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 121 days 0 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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