FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32957, 1 July 1972, Page 14

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

SITUATION AT 8 P.M. A ridge of high pressure east of the North Island is moving east; pressures are low in the South Tasman Sea and a disturbed north-west airstream covers the eastern Tasman Sea and New Zealand; fronts in this airstream are expected to cross the North Island during the day. FORECASTS:

CANTERBURY and the KAIKOURA COAST.—Northerly winds fresh to strong in many places; showers and thunderstorms in the main western ranges but only scattered light falls spreading to the coast; mild afternoon temperatures.

MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS.—Fresh to strong north-westerlies to gale force in exposed places; showers this morning and scattered thunder, but long fair periods in the afternoon; moderate temperatures.

CENTRAL MARLBOROUGH and NEL-SON,—North-west winds, gusty at times; showers this morning but fine and mild in the afternoon.

BULLER and WESTLAND.— Northerly winds, gusty at times; unsettled with showers and scattered thunderstorms, but long fine intervals; moderate temperatures. OUTLOOK.—-Showery, in the west, fair in the east.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

The weather in Christchurch yesterday was cloudy and mild. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood, yesterday:— Barometer: 6 p.m. Inches 29.(2 29.66 Millibars .. 1006.3 1004.4 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum >4 Minimum (grass) . —5 Minimum (air) . —4 | Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. .->4 Rainfall: Yesterdav: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tee 24 hours to 9 a.m. Nil To date this year .. 293 mm. To date last year .. 230 mm. Average to date . 334 mm. Sunshine: m Yesterday Z 06 Month to date 00 Average for June .. 00. To date this year .. 10.3 54 To date last year 885 48 SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5 2pm. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.3 a.m.; sets, 5 3 p.m. High water at Lyttelton— Today: 7.46 a.m. and 8.9 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.36 a.m. and

rises, 10.58 p m ; sets, 10 50* a.m Phases of Moon Last quarter: July 4. 3.26 p.m. New moon: July 11. 7.40 a.m First quarter: July 18, 7.47 p.m. I Full moon: July 26, 7.24 p ro NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg., partly cloudy,; N.E., 17 knots. Wellington: lldeg., cloudy, N„| 19 knots. Christchurch: 12deg., cloudy, N.E., 5 knots. Dunedin. 9deg.» cloudy, E., 6 knots. WORLD WEATHER Rome, clear, 16deg. minimum, 28dcg. maximum; Paris, sunny, 11, 20; London, clear, 9, 19; Berlin, overcast. 16. 20: Amsterdam, cloudv, 8. 22; Brussels, sunny. 12, 24; Madrid, sunnv. 17. 27; (Moscow, sunnv. 17. 27; StockIholm, sunnv. 17, 31; New York, clear, 19, 29: San Francisco, (clear. 11. 16; Los Angeles, clear, 17. 29; Chicago, cloudv, 18, 24; iMiami, clear, 26, 32: Tokvo, (cloudy, 20, 27; Hong Kong. I sunnv, 27, 32; Buenos Aires, (cloudv, 6. 11: Montreal, clear, 15, 25; Toronto, cloudv. 13, 26; I Saigon, Cloudy 24, 33- Singapore, I sunny, 25. 31; Johannesburg, I sunny, 1, 14

8.58 p m. Moon— Today: Rises, 948 p.m.; sets, 10.27 a.m. Tomorrow: