New Zealand weather

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32703, 4 September 1971, Page 16

New Zealand weather

[forecast to midnight ; The Kaikoura coast and Canterbury.— s Light to moderate northerlies predominating near the coasts, but fresh west to north- , 1 westerlies in most inland areas. Isolated - ; showers in the far western ranges of Canter--1 bury, but fine elsewhere. Mild afternoon > temperatures. ’ Situation: An anticyclone is moving east- . wards across the north Tasman Sea and a s west to south-westerly airstream prevails over 8 New Zealand. -Forecast: J Nelson.—West to south-west winds, , > mainly moderate but fresh at times in the s north. Fine, apart from isolated showers in , the western ranges. Mild today, but cool tonight. Central Marlborough and the Sounds.— 1 Westerly winds, mainly moderate or fresh but strong at times about Cook Strait. Fine. .’ Mild during the day, but cool at night. Buller and Westland. —Winds rather variable, light north-easterlies predominating, ' but fresh west to south-westerlies in the afternoon. Cloudy and rather cool, with further light to moderate showers. Outlook: Further light showers in ‘Buller and Westland. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observation* taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood, yesterday:—

Fhasoe of Moon Full moon: September 5, 4.3 p.m. Last quarter: September 12, 6.23 a.m. a Nvw moon: September 20, 2.42. a.m. First quarter: September 28, 5.17 a.m. * Moon—Today: Rises, 4.54 p.m.; sets 6.06 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.14 p.m.. sets, a.m. Noon weather Auckland: 15deg., cloudy, S.W., 1 23 m.p.h. Wellington: 15deg., fine, N.E., 16 m.p.h. Christchurch: 17deg., partly cloudy, E., 5 m.p.h. Dunedin: 15deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 9 m.p.h.

Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Inches .. 29.78 29.83 Millibars .. 1008 5 1010.2 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum ' .. . 18 Minimum (grass) . -4 Humidity: Per eent at 0 p.m. . 34 Rainfall: Yesterday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. To date this year .. To date last year .. Average to date .. Nil 327mm. 420mm. 445mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday 6 48 Month to date 17 24 Average for Sept. . 164 00 To date this year . 1147 36 To date last year . 1165 06

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises. 8.53 a.m.;sets, 6.5 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.51 a.m.; sets, 6.6 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—' Today: 2.49 a.m. and 3.Ut» p.m. Tomdrrow: 3.39 amand 4,6 p.m.