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Moon EventMoon Event Today is a Full Moon also known as a "Full Hunter Moon"
Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 2 April 2026 14:39:09 NZDT
Current: 20.9°C, Max: 21.6°C, Min: 5.2°C. It feels like 19.0°C
FORECAST: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 22C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 19.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:34 | Sunset: 19:09 | Dawn: 07:06 | Dusk: 19:36
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.2 °C/hr 20.9°C, 37%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1030.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NNE (33°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 15km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 76.7kLux, 6.9hrs   Solar UV :  5.0UVI  606W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 02 April 2026 at 14:43:03. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 02 Apr 2026 1:42PM: Tom Phillips doco crew received text as 'heads up' he had been shot and killed (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 1:05PM: Two arrested after possible sighting of a firearm in Glenfield, schools' lockdown lifted (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 1:15PM: Train services disrupted after major AT outage (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 12:59PM: Greg Hornblow suppression lapses: Former exec convicted of receiving underage sexual services (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 10:17AM: A 'quiet' Catholic revival? Christchurch says 'yes' (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 1:39PM: Northland MP hopes local investors will purchase Kaitāia timber mills (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 2:31PM: Fundraising for Palmerston North Hospital's surgical robot powers up (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 1:25PM: Wānanga moves some classes online amid fuel price concerns from students (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 1:42PM: Body found in Lower Hutt being treated as unexplained death (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 02 Apr 2026 11:03AM: Parts of the Far North still cleaning up after floods (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
22°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tonight
Clear
7°C
Clear
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 22C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 1%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Full Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:54
Moonset
07:22
Visibility
100% 		Sunrise
07:34
Sunset
19:09
Day Length
11.35 Hrs
Moon Phase: Full Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:43:03 2/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 76 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 76 days 18 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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