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A late Good Evening! - Today was: Saturday, 9 May 2026 23:49:24 NZST
Current: 13.1°C, Max: 18.1°C, Min: 12.5°C. It feels like 10.9°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 13C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 10.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery early, improving | Sunrise: 07:11 | Sunset: 17:17 | Dawn: 06:42 | Dusk: 17:46
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 13.1°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1000.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (295°) 11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  30 AQI  8.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.3mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.9hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 09 May 2026 at 23:51:33. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 09 May 2026 6:15PM: Person dies on Waikato farm after being struck by a tree they were felling (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 4:56PM: Cost-of-living crisis fuelling rise in elder financial abuse, warns Age Concern (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 3:58PM: Green Party criticises govt's 'outrageous' decision to scrap fees-free tertiary education (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 2:17PM: Rescuers respond to vehicle in Waimakariri River (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 1:50PM: Storm easing in most places, with wind warnings still on the map (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 12:22PM: Pedestrian dies after incident near Lake Ellesmere (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 12:14PM: Rāwene community celebrates milestone in battle to keep human waste out of Hokianga Harbour (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 11:32AM: Six people pulled from floodwaters in Marlborough (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 9:50AM: Fire spreads through second floor of Orewa house (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 09 May 2026 9:40AM: Starry-eyed photographer Tom Rae wins Milky Way photo contest for third time (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
13°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
AM Showers, Wind
17°C
AM Showers, Wind
Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 13C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:11
Moonset
13:11
Visibility
55% 		Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
17:17
Day Length
10.06 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 3s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 23:51:33 9/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 114 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 114 days 4 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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