FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33189, 31 March 1973, Page 14

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

SITUATION AT 8 P.M. A belt of high pressure covering New Zealand is moving slowly north-east. A deep depression off Tasmania is moving south-east. A strong north-west airstream will spread over the South Island. FORECASTS: CANTERBURY AND THE KAIKOURA COAST.—Moderate north-easterlies predominating; areas of morning low cloud and fog about the coast; some rain likely in the Alps late in the day; mainly fine and mild. MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS. — Northwesterlies, becoming fresh and gusty; sunny periods; mild. ■ CENTRAL MARLBOROUGH, NELSON, AND BULLER.—Light or moderate winds, northerlies predominating; a few cloudy areas, but mainly fine and mild. WESTLAND.—Light or moderate northeasterlies; cloud increasing from the south-west, and some rain likely in the south; becoming mild. Ol 1 LOOK.—Rather cloudy with some rain in Buller and Westland. CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Yesterday in Christchurch was cloudy and cool. Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Harewood, yesterday:— Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Inches .. 30.05 30.05 Millibars .. 1017.7 1017.6 Thermometer: Degrees Maximum 16 Minimum (grass) 6 j Minimum (air) .. 12 Humidity: Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 57 Rainfall: Yesterday: 9 a.m. to 11 p m. Nil 24 hours to 9 a.m. Nil To date this year . 75mm. To date last year .. 112 mm Average to date .. 151 mm. Sunshine: h m Yesterday 1 06 Month to date .. 145 48 Average for March .. 169 (X To date this year .. 593 54 To date last year .. 606 12 SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun —Today: Rises, 6.46 am.; sets, 6.21 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises: 6.47 a.m.; sets. 6.19 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 127 am. and 1.49 pm. Tomorrow: 2.10 a m. and 2 33 pm.

Moon—Today: Rises, 2,42 am ; sets, 4.25 p.m. Tomorrow Rises, 3.50 a.m ; sets, 449 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: April 3, 11.46 p m. First quarter: April 10, 4.29 p m. Full moon: April 18, 1.51 am. Last quarter: April 26. 5.59 a m. NOON WEATHER I Auckland: 20deg. cloudy S , 12 knots. ; Wellington: 18deg, cloudy. N.W , 20 knots. Christchurch: 15deg, overcast, calm. Dunedin: 16deg, cloudy, variable, 2 knots. WORLD WEATHER The world's weather on Thursday was: Amsterdam, overcast, 3deg minimum, 7deg maximum; Berlin, sunny 10. 14; Brussels, overcast. 8. 13; Buenos Aires, clear. 11. 26; Hong Kong, sunny, 22. 27; Lisbon, clear. 12. 16; London, sunny 7. 13, Madrid, cloudy. 7. 15; Miami, cloudy 21, 25; Montreal, cloudy, —6. * nj Moscow, clear. —3, 9; Paris, cloudy 6. 15; Rome, sunnv. 10, 20: Saigon, cloudy. 26, 36; Stockholm. cloudy. 3,8; Tokyo, cloudv. 12. 17; Toronto, cloudy. —3. 12; Vancouver, cloudv 1. II; Brisbane. rain. 19. 26: Sydney, oxercast, 19, 21; Y ’bourne. rain, 12, *l5.