New Zealand Weather

Press, Issue 32345, 10 July 1970, Page 12

New Zealand Weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—An anticyclone centred over the North Island is moving away to the northeast as a trough over the Tasman Sea moves towards New Zealand. Forecast: Canterbury and the Kaikoura Coast.— Moderate variable winds on the coast, but fresh and gusty inland; scattered rain in the ranges, with increasing cloud elsewhere; moderate temperatures. Outlook: unsettled with showers and colder south-west winds. Buller and Westland.—Fresh northerly winds; scattered rain; moderate temperatures. Outlook: showers. Marlborough Sounds.—Strong northwesterlies in exposed places; mainly cloudy, with some scattered rain tonight; moderate temperatures. Central Marlborough and Nelson.—Northwesterlies, becoming fresh in expbsed places; fine, but high cloud increasing and showers developing in the west of Nelson during the afternoon; becoming mild. Outlook: showers.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday was fine and mild. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood, yesterday:--

Phases of Moon First quarter: July 12. 7.43 a.m. Full moon: July 19. 7.59 a.m. Last quarter: July 25, 11 p.m. New moon: August 2. 5.58 p.m. Noon Weather Auckland: 57 deg., fine. calm. Wellington: 50 deg., cloudy. S.E., 5 m.p.h. Christchurch: 52 deg., fine, calm. Dunedin: 48 deg., cloudy, calm.

6 p.m. 11 p.m. Barometer: Inches . 30.1( 30.04 Millibars . 1019.4 1017.3 Thermometer: Deg. Maximum 54.0 Minimum (grass) 26.0 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. 92 Rainfall: Yesterday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. Nil To date this year .. 13.68in To date last year .. 8.20in Sunshine: li m Yesterday 8 05 Month to date 35 30 Average for July . 122 00 To date this year 948 48 To date last year . 990 48

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 8.1 a.m.: sets, 5.8 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8 a.m.; sets, 5.9 p.m. High water at Lyttelton: — Today, 9.25 a.m. and 9.40 p.m. Tomorrow, 10.9 a.m. and 10.24 p.m.