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Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 17 February 2026 07:43:05 NZDT
Current: 15.1°C, Max: 15.1°C, Min: 13.9°C. It feels like 15.5°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies. High 21C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 15.5°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 06:45 | Sunset: 20:17 | Dawn: 06:16 | Dusk: 20:46
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 15.1°C, 85%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1006.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (322°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 5km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 6.8kLux, 1.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  54W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at 07:43:23. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 17 Feb 2026 6:50AM: Live weather: Storm behind North Island destruction moves south to Canterbury (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 17 Feb 2026 7:31AM: Tempers flare as officials front for packed Moa Point public meeting (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 17 Feb 2026 5:40AM: Taihape's Winiata Marae steps up for stranded travellers (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 17 Feb 2026 6:50AM: South Wairarapa mayor says 'there are big concerns' after destructive storm (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 17 Feb 2026 6:38AM: 'Hoping for the best' Banks Peninsula braces for 100mm of rain (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 8:22PM: 'Wannabe athlete' How To Dad takes on NZ's best (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 8:15PM: In pictures: Heavy rain and wind hits Wellington region bringing down trees, flooding roads (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 17 Feb 2026 6:25AM: The winners and losers from the India trade deal (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 17 Feb 2026 6:25AM: 'Machines will play an increasing role in targeting' - NZDF's vision for the future (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 17 Feb 2026 6:23AM: 'Hurt, disappointment and anger': Iwi speaks out on Moa Point sewage spill (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Cloudy
21°C
Mostly Cloudy		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
12°C
Partly Cloudy
Mostly cloudy skies. High 21C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 24%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
05:56
Moonset
20:12
Visibility
1% 		Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
20:17
Day Length
13.32 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:43:23 17/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 32 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 32 days 11 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


Historic Trends and Graphs

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