NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33532, 13 May 1974, Page 22

NOON FORECAST

Situation: An anticyclone situated in the Tasman Sea is gradually weakening. A weak front lies to the west of the South Island. A cold front to the south of the South Island is moving north-east on to the country. Forecast to midnight: Marlborough Sounds: Fresh; cold southerlies this mom-1 ing, with scattered' showers; increasing fair intervals this afternoon. '

Central Marlborough, Nelson: ! Moderate winds, mainly , westerly; showers at first, but becoming fine; mod- ' erate afternoon tempera- , tures. ; Kaikoura Coast, Canterbury: • A change to cold, fresh southerlies, with showers; clearing later. Buller, Westland: Moderate i winds, turning southerly this morning, with some I rain; becoming fine, though cool. Outlook: Mainly fair.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1011.7 1011.9 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 8 p.m.) 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 am. to 11 p.m. .. 0 Saturday .. Trace To date this month 11 To date this year .. 352 To date last year .. 114 Average to date .. 236 Average for May .. 76 Wettest May (1945) .. 236 Driest May <1896) .. 10 Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. 0 48 Saturday 0 06 To date this month 67 48 To date this year •. 674 00 To date last year .. 812 00 Average for May .. 126 00

■ Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 64 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 47 Temperatures and rainfall for j the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday.—Maximum 12deg, minimum . 6deg, grass 4deg, rainfall nil. 1 SUN, MOON ANO TIDES ■ Sun—Today: Rises, 7.34 am.; sets, 5.17 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.35 a.m.; seta, 5.16 , P.m. j High water at Lyttelton Today: ; 9.53 a.m. and 10.10 p.m. To5 morrow: 10.36 a.m and 10.52 5 P-m. J 1 Moon— Today: Rises, 11.9 p.m.; sets, 12.38 p.m. Tomorrow. ’ Rises, — p.m.; sets, 1.5 p.m. Phases of Moon “ Last quarter: May 14. 9.30 p.m. " New moon: May 22. 8.35 a.m. “ First quarter: May 29. 1.4 a.m. 0 Full moon: June 5, 10.11 am.