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A late Good Evening - Today was: Thursday, 12 February 2026 21:40:37 NZDT
Current: 21.6°C, Max: 28.0°C, Min: 16.5°C. It feels like 23.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Low 16C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 23.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showers likely | Sunrise: 06:39 | Sunset: 20:24 | Dawn: 06:10 | Dusk: 20:53
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.4 °C/hr 21.6°C, 75%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1012.3hPa
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 (139°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 10.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 21:40:39. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 12 Feb 2026 6:25PM: Slavery victims tell of their years-long ordeal (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 6:56PM: Baby killed in Wairoa school bus crash (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 7:07PM: How accessible are nangs? An RNZ investigation found out (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 6:45PM: Concerns for seafarers on retired Interislander ferry (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 8:20PM: Maritime NZ investigates sinking of Fiordland Jet commercial jetboat on Waiau River (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 4:38PM: SAS rules 'tightened' since death of soldier Nicholas Kahotea in training accident (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 7:21PM: Taupō school fire: Students to keep studying from home next week (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 6:13PM: 'Ongoing concerns' immigration requirements for bus drivers too tough (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 4:40PM: Christchurch man due in court after stealing vehicle he hit, attempting to steal three others (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 12 Feb 2026 6:00PM: Health NZ drops plan to charge market rates for hospital car parking (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Lightning 11 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
Last record: 6:09:47pm 12/02/2026 at 34.0km away.
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
16°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Thunderstorms
27°C
Thunderstorms
Cloudy. Low 16C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 19%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:53
Moonset
17:02
Visibility
25% 		Sunrise
06:39
Sunset
20:24
Day Length
13.45 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 30s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:40:39 12/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 28 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 28 days 1 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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