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Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 6 September 2026 18:37:18 NZST
Current: 15.0°C, Max: 18.4°C, Min: 11.0°C. It feels like 11.5°C
FORECAST: Rain. Low 9C. NW winds shifting to SW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. 25 to 50mm of rain expected. It feels like 11.5°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 06:34 | Sunset: 17:59 | Dawn: 06:07 | Dusk: 18:26
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 15.0°C, 68%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 hPa/hr 1004.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (292°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 39km/h
Air Quality :  15 AQI  4.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 3.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 06 September 2026 at 18:38:08. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 06 Sep 2026 5:10PM: Weather: Rain and snow warnings issued as trough crosses central NZ (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 06 Sep 2026 3:36PM: Tenancy Tribunal orders tenant to clean his room after old takeaway and fizzy drink rubbish causes odour (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 06 Sep 2026 2:24PM: ACT unveils election climate policy, vows to scrap net zero target and repeal Zero Carbon Act (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 06 Sep 2026 2:13PM: Leopard seal draws crowds at Lower Hutt beach (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 06 Sep 2026 12:33PM: Greens vow to break up supermarket duopoly, set up publicly owned 'KiwiMart' (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 06 Sep 2026 11:25AM: National promises low deposits for more first home buyers (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 06 Sep 2026 9:31AM: 'Absolute chaos' at Gisborne Hospital ED as nurses struggle with staffing shortages (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 06 Sep 2026 7:13AM: Magnitude-4.2 quake strikes Taranaki (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 05 Sep 2026 9:19PM: Qantas flight diverted to Christchurch after 'engine issue' (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 05 Sep 2026 8:47PM: Grain sector 'disappointed' farmers are choosing cheap palm kernel feed over local grain (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain
9°C
Rain		 Tomorrow
Rain
11°C
Rain
Rain. Low 9C. NW winds shifting to SW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. 25 to 50mm of rain expected.
Chance of Rain: 100%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:07
Moonset
11:57
Visibility
29% 		Sunrise
06:34
Sunset
17:59
Day Length
11.24 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:38:08 6/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 25 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 25 days 23 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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