NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33675, 26 October 1974, Page 48

NOON FORECAST

Situation: An anticyclone over New Zealand is moving to the east, and a cold front is moving across the Tasman towards the country. Forecast: Canterbury and the Kaikoura Coast: Moderate northeasterlies near the coast, becoming strong in some inland valleys; mainly fair, but rain in the alps, and scattered showers elsewhere this afternoon; warm. Marlborough Sounds: Northwesterly winds becoming strong by this afternoon; mainly fine, but some rain possible by tonight; mild.

Central Marlborough and Nelson: Northerly winds, becoming fresh in exposed places; mainly fine, but rain developing in the western ranges of Nelson during the afternoon and spreading in the evening; mild. Buller and Westland: Moderate to fresh northeasterlies; cloudy; rain spreading north during the morning and reaching Buller by afternoon. Cooler westerlies, the rain easing to showers, and fair intervals are likely in Westland in the afternoon and in Buller in the evening. Outlook: Showers in the west; fair in the east.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m Millibars .. 1021.4 1020.1 Temperature: Deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 15 Rainfall. mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 53 To date this year .. 746 To date last year .. 380 Average to date .. 518 Average for Oct. .. 46 Wettest Oct (1904) .. 158 Driest Oct. (1929) .. 1 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 8 24 To date this month 145 30 To date tills year .. 1035 36 To date last year .. 1561 36 Average for Oct. .. 192 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 65 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 71 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 17deg, minimum Bdeg, grass sdeg, rainfall nil.

SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.21 a.m.; sets, 7.8 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.20 a.m.; sets, 7.9 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 12.23 a.m. ana 12.47 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.13 a.m, and 1.30 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 2.15 p.m.; sets, 2.40 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.16 p.m.; sets, 3.4 a.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: October 31, 1.20 p.m. Last quarter: November 7. 2.48 p.m. New moon: November 14. 12.53 p.m.' First quarter: November 22, 10.40 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg., cloudy, S.W, 11 knots. Wellington: 12deg„ cloudy, S.E., 11 knots. Christchurch: 13deg., partly cloudy, S.W., 12 knots. Dunedin: 13deg., partly cloudy, N.E., 12 knots.