THE WEATHER

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 58, 18 December 1945, Page 2

THE WEATHER

PLEASANT AND SUNNY With the sun shining from a lightlyclouded sky, conditions in Ashburton to-day were pleasant. There was a light south-westerly breeze. The maximum and minimum temperatures yesterday were 66.2 and 40.3 degrees, compared with 71.6 and 44.2 on Sunday. The barometer to-day registered 29.47 inches, against 29.33 yesterday.

SCATTERED RAIN LIKELY (P.A.) WELLINGTON, This Dfiy. The Government Meteorologist, at noon to-day, issued the following statement regarding the weather: General situation: A deep depression is located south-east of New Zealand and a depression is over the south-west Tasman. The forecast for the east coast of the South Island fro'tn Blenheim to Oamaru to 5 p.m. to-morrow is as follows: — Northerly to noi’th-easterly winds, gradually predominating and freshening on the coast to-morrow; a few isolated showers along and north of Banks Peninsula to-day, but the weather otherwise -fair; temperatures cool. Further outlook: Cloudy and scattered rain developng from the west. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun rose to-day, 4.46 a.m.; sets, 5.12 p.m. Sun rises to-morrow, 4.46 a.m.; sets, 5.12 p.m. Full Moon, December 19, 1.47 p.m. Last Quarter, December 26, 7.30 p.m. New Moon, January 3,1.00 a.m. First Quarter, January 10, 8.57 a.m. High tide on the County coast tomorrow 3.1 S a.m. and 3.42 p.m.