FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33426, 7 January 1974, Page 10

FORECAST CHART FOR NOON TODAY

Situation at 8 p.m. A ridge of high pressure extends on to the north of the North Island from the east, and a disturbed west to north-west flow covers most of New Zealand. One front in this flow is moving east over central New Zealand. Forecasts: CANTERBURY AND MARLBOROUGH. — Fresh south - westerlies on exposed coasts at first, but winds mainly moderate and variable; fine; becoming mild. NELSON. — Moderate variable winds; some cloud at first, with showers in the west; becoming fine and mild. BULLER AND WESTLAND. — Moderate westerlies; changeable; moderate temperatures. OUTLOOK. — Showers in the west, fair elsewhere. Christchurch readings

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterdax Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m Millibars .. J006.C 10112 Temperatures. deg Maximum (to 6 p.m * 29 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m to 11 p.m. .. Trace Saturday Trace! To date this month 7; To date this year . To date last year Average to date Average for January 56 Wettest Jan. (1923) .. 139 Driest Jan. (1897; .. 5 Sunshine: h rp Yesterday 5 18 Saturday 4 38 To date this month 24 38. To date this .' ear 24 38 To date last year 43 48 Average for January 211 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon 38 Per cent at 6 p.m. 31 Temperatures and rainfall lor the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 20deg. minimum 14 deg. grass 9deg, rainfall twee. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun —Today; Rises, 4.57 a m , sets. 8.12 p.m Tomorrow: Rises, 4 58 a m ; sets, 8 12 pm. '

High water at Lyttelton—Today: 2.36 a.m. and 2.57 p.m Tomorrow, 3.28 a.m. and 3.52 p.m. Moon—Toda.x. Rises, 6.57 p m.; sets, 2.59 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.50 p.m.; sets, 4.9 a.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: January 9, 12.37. a m. Last quarter: January 15, 7.4 p.m. jNew moon. January 23. 11.3 p m. First quarter: January 31, 7.40 p.m. WORLD WEATHER Athens, rain. 3deg minimum, lOdeg maximum; Rome, clear. 5, 15; Paris, overcast, 6, 11; London, rain, 8. 10; Berlin, sunny. —3, 4; Amsterdam cloudy, 5. 7; Brussels. clear, 3. 8; Madrid, cloudy. 2.6; Moscow, clear, —lO. —6; Stockholm, overcast, 2.4; New York, clear, —2. T. San Francisco, cloudy. 4,7; Los Angeles, rain. 7. 9; Chicago, cloudx —l2. —4; Miami, cloudy, 23. 26; Tokyo, clear. 4. 11; Hong Kong, sunny, 13. 19; Buenos Aires, clear. 24, 34: Montreal, clear. —ll. —5; Honolulu, cloudy, 19. 26; Toronto, clear. —ll. —5; Rio de Janeiro, cloudy. 19. 31; Lisbon, cloudy. 8. 14; Teheran, cloudy. 3. 7; Singapore. cloudy. 22, 28. Saigon, fair, 18. 29: Dublin, showers. 7, 12; 1 Edinburgh, rain, 8. 9.