NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33610, 12 August 1974, Page 24

NOON FORECAST

Situation: A depression east of Taranaki is slow-moving, and a ridge of high pressure extends on to the South Island from an anticyclone south of the Chathams. Forecast: Canterbury: Light to moderate north-easterlies predominating; mainly cloudy and cool; scattered coastal light rain, mainly this morning. Marlborough: East or southeast winds fresh about the

Sounds but lighter elsewhere; cloudy and cool; scattered light rain. Nelson: Fresh south-easter-lies in the north, elsewhere winds light and variable; scattered rain, more persistent about the ranges; cool. Buller, Westland: Light winds; showers developing about Buller, fine elsewhere; moderate afternoon temperatures. Outlook: showers in most places.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .. 1010.7 1011.1 Temperature: deg.. Maximum Ito 6 p.m.) 10 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. Trace Saturday 5 To date this month 16 To date this year .. 521 To date last year .. 311 Average to date .. 406 Average for August 53 Wettest Aug. (1941) 196 Driest Aug. (1911) .. 2 Sunshine h m Yesterday 1 18 Saturday 0 00 To date this month 45 48 To date this year . ■ 1029 48 To date last year 1187 54 Average for August 146 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 80 j Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 731 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a m. yesterday.: Maximum 9deg, minimum 4 deg, grass 3deg, rainfall Imm. !

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.29 am.; sets, 5.40 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 7.28 a.m.; sets, 5.41 P.m. High water at Lvttelton—Todav: 11.14 a.m. and 11.35 p.m. Tomorrow: — a.m, and 12.5 P.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 2.2 a m.; sets, 11.29 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.6 a.m.; sets, 1221 p.m. Phases of Moon New moon: August 18, 7 2 a.m. First quarter; August 25, 3.39 a.m. Full moon: September 2. 7.25 a m. Last quarter; September 10, 12.1 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg. cloudy, N.E., 8 knots. „ Wellington: lOdeg, cloudy, S., 10 knots. Christchurch: 9deg, overcast, , calm. , _ IDunedin: 6deg, drizzle, E., 4 ! knots.