FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33101, 16 December 1972, Page 14

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

FORECASTS:

A cold front approaching the south of the South Island is expected to move quickly north-east over the country accompanied by a south-west wind change.

SITUATION AT 8 P.M.

CANTERBURY. — Fresh south-westerlies and showers this morning; becoming fine inland later, but a few showers about the coast; cool. MARLBOROUGH.—Fresh north-westerlies through Cook Strait at first, and fine; a change to cooler south-westerlies about the middle of the day is likely to bring brief coastal showers. NELSON.—Fresh to strong south-westerlies. Rain developing about the ranges and brief falls elsewhere this morning; rain clearing from the western ranges this afternoon; mild day temperatures. BULLER AND WESTLAND.—West to south-west winds fresh at times; rain easing to scattered showers during the morning; moderate temperatures. OUTLOOK.—A few showers likely in Buller and Westland, otherwise fair.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday in Christchurch was mild and partly cloudy. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Harewood, yesterday:— Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Inches .. 29.57 29.52 Millibars .. 1001.2 999 6 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum .. 18 Minimum (grass: .. 3 Minimum (air) .. 8 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 79 Rainfall: Yesterday: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Imm. 24 hours to 9 a.m. Nil To date this year .. 595 mm. To date last year .. 435 mm. Average to date .. 611 mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday 5 42 Month to date 90 18 Average for Dec. .. 200 00 To date this year .. 2038 24 To date last year .. 1815 36 SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 4.42 a.m.; sets. 8.7 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.43 a.m.; sets, 8.8 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: — a.m. and 12.18 p.m. Tomorrow 12.50 a.m. and 1.12 p.m.

Moon—Today: Rises. 3.12 p.m.; I sets, 1 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.30 p.m.; sets, 1.30 a.m. Phase* of Moon Full moon: December 20, 946 p.m. Last quarter: December 27, 10.28 p.m. New moon: January S. 3.43 a.m First quarter: January 12, 5.28 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg., cloudy, S.W., 23 knots. Wellington: 18deg., fine, NW, 10 knots. Christchurch: 18deg., cloudy, calm. Dunedin: 13deg., cloudy, calm. WORLD WEATHER The world’s weather on Thursday was: Rome, sunny, odeg. minimum, 13deg„ maximum; Paris, sunny, 8, 10; London, overcast, 13, 14; Berlin, rain, 4,6; Amsterdam, cloudy, 9. 10; Brussels, rainy, 6, 12; Madrid, cloudv. 2,7: Moscow, cloudy, —l. 1; Stockholm, cloudy, 7,9; Tokyo, cloudy. 0. 9; Hong Kong, cloudy, 11. 18; Buenos Aires, clear, 18. 25; Rio de Janeiro, cloudy, 17. 27; Lisbon, clear, t, 13; Johannesburg, sunny, 15, 26; Saigon, 'cloudy, 23, 33.