NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33694, 18 November 1974, Page 28

NOON FORECAST

Situation: An anticyclone centred over the Tasman Sea is moving on to the country. Forecast: Canterbury, Kaikoura Coast: Light or moderate winds, north-easterlies about the coast; fine and mild by day.

Marlborough, Nelson: North j or north-west winds fresh, ening locally about Cook ' Strait during the day; fine and mild. Buller, Westland: Light winds; a few showers in the south, otherwise partly i. cloudy; moderate temperae tures. . Outlook: Fair.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observation* taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1016.4 1018.4 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 8 pjn.) 17 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m to 11 p.m. .. 0 Saturday .. 7 To date th!* month 10 To date this year .. 790 To date last year .. 431 Average to date .. 558 Average for Nov. .. 53 Wettest Nov. (1952) 137 Driest Nov. (1945) .. 8 Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. .. 13 30 Saturday .. 4 00 To date this month 108 12 To date this year .. 1501 00 To date last year .. 1696 18 Average for Nov. .. 208 00 Humidify: Per cent at noon .. 53 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 64 Temperatures and rainfall tor the 24 hours to 9 ajn. yesterday. —Maximum 15deg. minimum 7 deg, grass 2deg, rainfall Imm.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.53 a.ms sets, 8.37 p.m. Tomorrow.' Rises, 5.52 a.m.; seta. 8.31 P-m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 8.38 a.m. and 9.3 p.m. To morrow: 9.27 a.m. and 9.51 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 9.4 i.m: sets. 12.11 a.m. Tomorrow; Rises, 10.3 sun.; set*. 12.4) a.m. Phase* ef Moon ’ First quarter: November 22, 11.44 p.m. Full moon: November 10, 4.1) ajn. • Last quarter: December 11.1) ' p.m. I New moon: December 14, 5.2) 1 ajn. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg. cloudy. S.W, . 6 knots. Wellington: IBdeg. partly cloudy 1 N.W., 10 knots. ■ Christchurch: 17deg, clear. N.E, 9 knots. I Dunedin: ISdeg. cloudy,. W.. II knots.