New Zealand weather

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32903, 29 April 1972, Page 14

New Zealand weather

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT Situation.—A complex trough of low pressure is moving east over the North Island and a west to south-west airflow is spreading on to the country. Forecast:

Buller and Westand.—Moderate to fresh south-west winds; scattered showers and long fine periods; rain may develop later today; cool. Nelson.—Moderate to fresh southwesterlies ; fine and cool. Marlborough.—South-west winds, decreasing and becoming variable by afternoon; north-westerlies probably developing in Cook Strait late in the day; fine, with temperatures becoming moderate. Canterbury.—Winds mainly moderate and variable, although north-westeriies may freshen inland during the day; mainly fine, but showers developing about the Alps in the afternoon; moderate temperatures. ' Outlook.—Showers in the west, mainly fair elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

The weather in Christchurch Sesterday was cloudy and mild 1 the morning, before a cold showery change. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— Barometer: 6, pm. 11. pm. Inches .. 29.82 30.03 Millibars .. 1009.8 1016.9 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum .18 Minimum (grass) .. 5 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. iS Rainfall: Yesterday: A 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 4mm. 24 hours to 9 a.m. Nil To date this year .. 154 mm. To date last year .. 83mm. Average to date .. 205 mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. .. 0 24 Month to date .. 136 54 Average for April .. 141 00 To date this year .. 757 54 To date last year .. 697 12 Sun, Moon and Tide* Sun— Today: Rises, 7.20 a.m.; sets, 5.35 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.21 a.m.; sets, 5.33 Hiel? water at Lyttelton:— Today: 4.50 a.m. and 5.17 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.37 a.m. and 6 6 p.m.

Moon—Today: Rises, 5.26 p Jn.; sets, 7.54 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.59 p.m.; sets, 8.56 a.m. Phase* of Moon Full moon: April 29, 12.45 am. Last quarter: May 7, 12.27 a.m. New moon: May 13, 4.8 p.m. First quarter: May 20, 1.18 pjn. Noon weather Auckland: 18deg., partly cloudy, W„ 16 knot*. Wellington: 16deg., cloudy, N.W« 35 knots. Christchurch: 16de(„ overcast, Dunedin: lOdeg., cloudy, S.W., 16 knots. World weather Rome, rain, Sdaa. minimum, 16deg. maximum; Paris, rain, *, 13; London, rain, 9, 10; Berlin, variable, 5, 10; Amsterdam, cloudy, 6,8; Brussels, cloudy, 6, U); Madrid, sunny, 3, 10; Moscow, unavailable: Stockholm, snow, L 2; New York, cloudy, 3, 14; San Francisco, clear, 12, 28; Chicago, clear, 2, 11; Miami, clear, 20, 27: Tokyo, cloudy, 12. 20; Hong Kong, clear, 21, 29; Buenos Aires, clear, 11, 19; Montreal, cloudy, —3, 8; Honolulu, cloudy, 21, 28: Toronto, clear, —3, 13; Rio de Janeiro, sunny, 17,- 32; Johannesburg, rain. It, 22; Singapore, cloudy, 28, 32; Sydney, fine. 10.6, 22.8; Melbourne, cloudy, IL7, 17.8; Brisbane, fine, 15, 24.4.