WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25092, 25 January 1947, Page 6

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS *' The Press ” Special Service 1 WELLINGTON, January 24. The weather forecast for Canterbury Issued at 9 p.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 20 hours following the time of issue, is «s follows: — Situation: an anti-cyclone covers the North Island. There are low pressures to the south and a cold front is advancing eastwards across the south Tasman Sea. Forecast to 5 p.m.: fresh north-westerly winds Inland and moderate north-easterly winds near the coast. Weather fair to cloudy and mild. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is:— Moderate northerly winds predominating. Weather cloudy to overcast, with scattered rain. Temperatures mild. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER The weather yesterday was overcast in the morning, but fine and sunny in the afternoon. There was a moderate north-east wind. The maximum temperature was 66.1. At 1 o’clock this morning the sky was overcast with a light north-east wind. The barometer, falling, registered 29.72 in (1006.4 millibars). Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, Christchurch, ©n January 24:

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—To-day: Rises, 5.18 a.m.; sets, 8.5 p.m. To-morrow: Rises, 5.20 a.m;. sets, 8.4 High water at Lyttelton—To-day, 6.40 a.m. and 7.4 p.m.; to-morrow, 7.27 a an. and 7.51 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: January 30, 12.7 p.m. Full moon: February 6, 3.50 a.m. Last quarter: February 13, 9.58 ajn. New moon: February 21, 2 p.m. First quarter: February 28, 9.12 p.m.

9.30 3.30 Barometer (inches)' 29.988 p.m. 29.851 (millibars) 1017.5 1010.8 Steady. Falling. Thermometer— Dry bwlb 62.8 66.0 Wet bulb 58.0 60.0 Maximum prev. 24 hours 64.3 Minimum prev. 24 hours 55.5 Minimum on grass 49.6 .Maximum during day Humidity, per cent. 73 66.1 69 Wind E.. E.NJE., mod. mod. Cloud (0-10) 7 Rain Nil Nil 1947. 1946. Rainfall to date 2.07in 030in Observations taken at 1 a.m. today at TThe Press” Office:— 9 pan. 1 a.m. Barometer (inches) 29.79 29.72 (millibars) 1008.8 1006.4 _ Falling. Rainfall for 24 hours ending 1 a.m. nil. SUNSHINE Yesterday 1944. 1945. .. h 6 1946. 1947. _ . h. m. h. ift. h. m. Jan. . 224 45 181 54 251 30 *156 ”6 •To January 24.