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Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 15 May 2026 19:10:28 NZST
Current: 12.0°C, Max: 14.6°C, Min: 4.0°C. It feels like 9.9°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. Low 7C. Winds ESE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 9.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:17 | Sunset: 17:11 | Dawn: 06:47 | Dusk: 17:41
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 12.0°C, 72%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1037.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from E (95°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 21km/h
Air Quality :  19 AQI  5.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 6.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 15 May 2026 at 19:13:04. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 15 May 2026 6:56PM: Mother dies in hospital after Christchurch house fire that killed three-year-old (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 6:13PM: 'Despicable' behaviour doesn't make Hayden Tasker guilty of murder, lawyer says (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 5:59PM: Long-awaited Te Ara Tupua cycling and walking path to open to public (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 5:34PM: Invercargill mayor condemns 'bunch of thugs' involved in park attacks (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 5:18PM: Two people killed, multiple injured after crash on State Highway 1 at Rakaia Bridge (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 4:58PM: Government commits $212m to continue school lunch programme - but changes coming (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 4:31PM: One seriously injured in Hamilton crash (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 4:30PM: Neighbours describe chaos in fire that killed child, hurt six in Christchurch (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 3:18PM: Sister speaks after brother's cold case disappearance is reopened (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 15 May 2026 3:07PM: Striking students call on the government to do more to fight climate change (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High pressure has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
7°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Cloudy
13°C
Cloudy
Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. Low 7C. Winds ESE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:56
Moonset
15:39
Visibility
3% 		Sunrise
07:17
Sunset
17:11
Day Length
9.54 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 50s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 19:13:04 15/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 119 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 119 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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