FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33094, 8 December 1972, Page 12

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

SITUATION AT 8 P.M. A ridge of high pressure crossing New Zealand is followed by a cold front advancing over the Tasman Sea. FORECASTS: CANTERBURY.—CoastaI north-east winds fresh during the day, but moderate north or west winds inland; fine and warm; increasing high cloud. MARLBOROUGH AND NELSON.— Moderate north and north-east winds developing; fine and mild. BULLER AND WESTLAND. — Moderate south-west winds predominating; ing; cloudy; moderate temperatures; light rain in the south this afternoon. OUTLOOK.—Rain about Canterbury and West Coast spreading north, probably on Saturday night.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

The weather In Christchurch yesterday was cloudy and then fine, but cool. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:—

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 4.42 a.m.; sets, 8.2 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 6.1 a.m. and 6.22 p.m. To-

morrow: 6.48 a.m. and 7.11 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 6.11 aun.; sets, 9.56 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7 12 a.m.; seta, 10.30 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: December 14, 6.36 p.m. Full moon: December 20, 9.44 p.m. Last quarter: December 27, 10.28 p.m. New moon: January 5, 3.43 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg, parity cloudy. S.W., 23 knots. Wellington: 14deg, partly cloudy, S.E., 13 knots. Christchurch: ISdeg, cloudy, N.E., 3 knots. Dunedin: 14deg, partly cloudy. N.E., 20 knots. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Wednesday was: Rome, sunny 4deg minimum, 18deg maximum; Johannesburg, cloudy, 19, 33; Paris, cloudy, 9, 11; Dublin, fair, 5, 11; London, rain, 11, 12; BerUn, overcast 4, 10; Amsterdam, overcast, 5. 9; Brussels, overcast, 3 10; Madrid, sunny, —2, 4; Moscow, overcast, 1,3; Stockholm, cloudy, 5,7; Saigon showera, 24. 31; Tokyo, clear, 5, 14; Hong Kong, sunny, 17, 24; Montreal, rain, —l4, —7: Rio De Janeiro, clear, 21, 32; Lisbon, rain, 10, 14; Sydney, fine, 13, 24; Brisbane, fine, 18, 24; Melbourne, fine, 17, 34; Perth, fine, 18, 29.

Barometer: 6 p.m Inches ,. 29.84 Millibars .. 1010.6 11 p.m. 29.86 1111.0 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum .. 15 Minimum (grass) .. 6 Minimum (air) .. 8 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 56 Rainfall: Yesterday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 24 hours to 9 a.m. To date this year .. To date last year .. Average to date Nil Trace 579mm. 433mm. 596mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday Month to date Average for Dec. .. To date this year .. To date last year . 7 24 33 30 200 00 1981 36 1751 54