FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33370, 31 October 1973, Page 16

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Situation at 8 p.m. An anticyclone centred north - east of Auckland is moving slowly away to the east. A cold front is moving slowly across the South Island. Forecasts: CANTERBURY. — North-westerlies decreasing ; fresh cool south - easterlies spreading from the south this afternoon, with a period of rain. MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS. — Strong north - west winds, gales in Cook Strait. Cloudy, with some drizzle patches at first; rain developing this afternoon; moderate temperatures. CENTRAL MARLBOROUGH, NELSON. — Fresh to strong northerly winds; rain in Nelson; some scattered falls spreading to Marlborough later; mild. BULLER AND WESTLAND. — Fresh north to north - east winds; rain for much, of the day, some fair periods developing later; moderate temperatures. OUTLOOK. — Fine on the West Coast, scattered showers in the east. Christchurch readings

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1006.9 1009.7 Temperature: Deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 27 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. . Nil To date this month 14 To date this year .. 379 To date last year .. 484 Average to date .. 026 Average to Oct. .. 46 Wettest Oct. (1904) .. 108 Driest Oct. (1929) .. 1 Sunshine: h m Yesterday ■ • „48 To date this month 202 30 To date this year .. 1602 00 To date last year .. 1761 00 ! Average for October 192 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. JJ Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 27 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday .—Maximum 16deg, _ minimum 7deg, grass sdeg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Todav: Rises, 5.13 a.m.; sets, 7.15 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.12 a.m.; sets, 7.16 p.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 8.15 a.m. and 8.37 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.58 a.m. and 9.20 p.m. Moon— Today: Rises, 8.18 a.m.; sets. 11.57 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 9.15 a.m.; sets, — p.m.

j Phases of Moon ’ First quarter: November 3, 6.30 p.m. . Full moon: November 11, 2.28 ' a.m. Last quarter: November 17, 6.35 ; a.m. New moon: November 25, 7.56 a.m. I I NOON WEATHER « Auckland: 17deg., partly cloudy, ! N.E., 6 knots. ; Wellington: 14deg., cloudy, N.W., j 14 knots. L Christchurch: 27deg., cloudy, N.W., 4 knots. j Dunedin: 15deg., cloudy, N.W., ) 6 knots. ) ) WORLD WEATHER ) The world’s weather on Moni day was: Rome, sunny, sdeg. > minimum, 17deg. maximum; Paris, sunny, 7. 14; London, • sunny, 8, 15; Berlin, cloudy, —l, •8; Amsterdam, sunny, 6, 12; i Brussels, foggy, 3, 12; Madrid, clear. 9, 18; Moscow, overcast, —2, —1; Stockholm, overcast, 5, 9; New York, rain, 5. 12; San ; Francisco, clear. 14, 22; Los : Angeles, clear, 14, 31; Chicago, ! rain. 4. 9; Miami, cloudy, 19, 27; Tokyo, clear, 13, 21; Hong Kong, . sunny, 19, 24; Buenos Aires, 1 cloudy, 17, 25; Montreal, cloudy, j —l, 5; Honolulu, clear. 24. 31; Toronto, rain, 4,6: Rio de Janeiro, clear, 18, 29; Lisbon, • clear, 14, 23; Teheran, fair, 8. : 21; Saigon, overcast, 23, 29; • Dublin, cloudy, 1, 11,