FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33033, 28 September 1972, Page 16

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

SITUATION AT 8 P.M. A ridge of high pressure lies over northern New Zealand and a cold front over the south-west of the South Island is moving farily rapidly north-east. FORECASTS: CANTERBURY.—A change to moderate or fresh south-westerlies this morning and a brief period of showers; colder after the wind change. MARLBOROUGH.—North-west winds, strong and gusty at times about Cook Strait, otherwise mainly moderate; cloudy periods about the Sounds, otherwise fine and mild; a south-west wind change is likely about noon bringing a few brief coastal showers. NELSON.—Moderate variable winds ; fine and mild. BULLER and NORTH WESTLAND— Light to moderate variable winds; mainly fine apart from cloud this morning; mild day temperatures. SOUTH WESTLAND.—CoId southwesterlies and showers this morning, but improving later in the day. OUTLOOK.—A few showers likely but long fine periods in most places.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Westerday in Christchurch was fine and mild.

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p m Inches .. 29.85 29.82 Millibars 1011.0 1009.8 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum .. 19 Minimum (grass) .. -3 Minimum (air) .. 1 Humidity: Percent at 6 p.m. .. 61 Rainfall: Yesterday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. Nil To date this year .. 407 mm To date last year .. 343 mm Average to date .. 479 mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. 10 36 Month to date .. 172 36 Average for Sept. .. 164 00 To date this year .. 1538 12 To date last year .. 1285 42 SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.7 a.m.; sets, 6.34 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.6 a.m.; sets, 6.35 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 8.31 a.m. and 8.58 p.m. To-

morrow: 9.27 a.m. and 954 p.m. Moon—Todav: Rifles, — p.m.; sets, 8.44 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.1 a.m.; sets, 9.43 am. Phases of Moon Last quarter; September 30, 7.17 a.m. New moon: October 7, 8.9 p.m. First quarter: October 16, 12 55 a.m. Full moon: October 23, 1.26 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland.—l7deg., partly cloudy, N., 14 knots. Wellington.—l4deg., cloudy, N., 14 knots. Christchurch.—l9deg., fine, N EL, 5 knots. Dunedin.—l2deg., cloudy, calm. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Tuesday was: Rome, rainy, 14deg. minimum, 20deg. maximum; Paris, sunny, 6, 15; London, sunny, 11, 17; Berlin, rain, 8. 12; Amsterdam, sunny. 8, 14; Brussels, clear, 6, 16; Madrid, cloudv, 11, 23; Moscow, overcast, 5, 13; Stockholm, overcast. 8, 11; Tokyo, clear. 17. 26; Hong Kong, cloudv, 24, 27: Buenos Aires, rain, 17, 21; Rio de Janeiro, cloudy, 16, 26; Dublin, sunny, 8, 12; Johannesburg, sunny, 11, 25.