WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23882, 26 February 1943, Page 4

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (PS.S.) WELLINGTON, February 25. The weather forecast for Canterbury ls=ued at 5 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is ts follows; . . . . Moderate, variable winds, turning north-easterly on the coast. Weather fair to line, and mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is as follows; Moderate westerly winds. A lew scattered showers in the south, but weather mainly fair. Temperatures moderate. Further outlook mainly fair. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER After mild weather in the morning heavy rain set in at Christchurch yesterday afternoon, but it eased in the evenIng. At I o’clock this morning the sky was overcast and the temperature was cold. There was a light wind from the south-west. The barometer at za.Dlln (1012.9 millibars) was steady. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, on February 25: „ 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Barometer (inches) .. 29.047 29.652 (millibars) .. 1003.9 1004.1 Rising Rising, slowly. Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 66-7 60.5 Wet bulb .. 56.3 56.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 79.0 1 Maximum during day .. Minimum during day .. 47.8 Minimum on grass .. 42.8 Humidity, per cent. .. 48 79 Wind S.W. N.W light. light. Cloud (0-10) .. ..1 » Rainfall .. ..Nil trace. 1943. 1942. Rainfall to date .. 5.10 in 3.54 in Observations taken up to 1 a.m. today at “The Press” Office; — 9 p.m. 1 a.m. Barometer (millibars) .. 1012.9 1012.9 (inches) .. 29.91 29.91 Steady, Rainfall for 24 hours ended 1 a.m. * .36in SUN, NOON, AND TIDES (Summer Time.) Sun—To-day; Rises, 6.2 a.m.; sets, 7.23 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 6.4 a.m.; sets, 7.22 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 9.6 a.m. and 9.35 p.m.; to-morrow, 9.56 a.m. and 10.25 p.m. Phases of Moon for February Full moon, February 20, 5.45 p.m. Last quarter, February 28, 6.22 a.m.