NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33611, 13 August 1974, Page 24

NOON FORECAST

Situation: A complex low-pressure 'system extends across the North Island and the north Tasman Sea. and an anti.cyclone south-east of the South Island is almost stationary. Forecast: i Canterbury: Light winds; • cloudy and cold: drizzle | about the coast, especially | morning and night. Marlborough: Light to modI erate winds between south

and east; mainly cloudy j and cool; a little light rain 3 at times. ’ Nelson: Light south-easterlies , in the north, elsewhere " winds light; cloudy and cool; occasional light rain. Buller, Westland; Light winds; ; partly cloudy; moderate > day temperatures. I \ Outlook: Mainly fine on the I West Coast, cloudy and scattered rain in most other II districts.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the! Meteorological Office. ChristI church Airport, yesterday.

Lj e .“ p , eraturcs and rainfall for I *he 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. i—Maximum lOdeg. minimum 1 I deg. grass —3, rainfall trace.

SUN, MOON, ANO TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.28 a.m.; seis, 5.41 p.m. Tomorrow i Rises, 7.26 am.; sets, 543 i! P.m. . | High water at Lyttelton—Todav: II —a m. and 12.5 pjn. Tomorrow: 12.27 a.m. and 12.57 I p.m. 1 Moon—Today: Rises, 3.6 am.; sets, 12.21 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.7 a.m.; sets, 1.22 I P“>Phastt of Moon i|New moon: August 18, 7 2 am. J First quarter: August 25, 3.38 ), a.m. l j Full moon: September 2. 7.25 am. I Last quarter: September 10, 12.1 ! a.m, NOON WEATHER : Auckland: 14deg, cloudy, v; 7 knots. i Wellington: lOdeg, cloudy, calm n Christchurch: 7deg, overcast, calm. I Dunedin: 9deg, cloudy, N.E., 3 1 knots.

Barometer: 6 p.m 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1009.5 101(1.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m) 8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a m. to 11 p.m. 1 To date this month 16 To date this year .. 521 To date last year .. 311 Average to date 408 Average for August 53 Wettest Aug. (194b 196 Driest Aug. <1911; .. 2 Sunshine h m Yesterday 0 To date this month 45 48 To date this year .. 1029 48 To date last year . 1188 42 Average for August 146 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 91 Per cent at 6 p.m. 94