New Zealand Weather
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—An anticyclone over Northland continues to drift slowly east. A strong north-westerly airstream over the South Island is spreading slowly north-east while a cold front is expected to be near Fiordland this morning and to move over much of the South Island during the day. Forecast:
Canterbury and the Kaikoura Coast.— North-westerlies, strong and gusty in many inland places and fresh at times about the coast this morning, but decreasing and later turning south-west; line at first, but cool weather spreading north-east with the southwesterlies, bringing a few scattered showers. Outlook: mainly fine.
Marlborough Sounds, Central Marlborough and Nelson,—Strong north-westerlies about Cook Strait and in the north of Nelson, elsewhere fresh ; cloudy, with scattered showers, chiefly about the ranges, at first but more genera] rain later today; mild. Outlook: fair. Buller and Westland.—Fresh northerlies, with periods of rain; turning to the southwest during the day and becoming cooler, with clearing weather. Outlook: scattered showers.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Yesterday in Christchurch was fine and warm.
SUN. MOON. AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.36 a.m.: sets. 6.54 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.34 a.m.; sets, 6.56 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today, S.lO a.m. and 5.35 p.m. Tomorrow, 9.4 a.m. and 9.24 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: October 18. 5.32 p.m. Full moon: October 25. 8.45 p.m. Last quarter: November 2. 7.14 p.m. New moon: November 10, 10.11 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 57deg., cloudy, S.W., 16 m.p.h. Wellington: 55deg.. cloudy, N.E., 22 m.p.h. Christchurch: 68deg, partly cloudy, N.E., 5 m.p.h. Dunedin: 61deg., cloudy, calm.
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:—
Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Inches 30.03 Millibars 1017.0 30.02 1016.6 Thermometer: deg. Maximum 70 Minimum (grass) 35 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. . 58 Rainfall: Yest er day: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. Nil To date this year .. 11.45in To date last year .. 24.61in Sunshine: Yesterday 9 24 Month to date 105 06 Average for Oct. .. 192 00 To date this year 1473 00 To date last year . 1499 24
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32120, 16 October 1969, Page 12
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