NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33774, 21 February 1975, Page 24

NOON FORECAST

Situation: A weakening ridge of high pressure extends west on to the North Island, and a cold front moving across the South Island will be followed by cooler south-westerly winds. Forecast: North Canterbury, Kaikoura Coast: A change to moderate to fresh south-wester-lies spreading north this morning will bring a period: of cloudy skies, isolated] showers, and cooler tem-j peratures. [South Canterbury: Fresh-cool! ] south-westerlies and a few] I showers persisting about) I the coast, becoming fine | elsewhere.

Marlborough: North to northwest winds fresh in exposed places; fine and warm; a change this afternoon to moderate cooler southerlies and isolated showers. Nelson: Light to moderate variable winds; scattered sho mse witehswe.t cmfw showers in the west, otherwise fine and warm. |Buller: Light winds; cloudy I and mild; scattered showers. [Westland: Light to moderate i variable winds; cloudy and i mild; a band of rain spreadI ing north this morning but I clearing later in the day. lOutlook: Fair. 1

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1012.7 1012.8

Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 24

Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 5 To date this year .. 115 To date last year .. 84 Average to date .. 82 Average for Feb. . 46 Wettest Feb. (1936) 176 Driest Feb. (1908) .. 1 Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. 12 36 To date this month 155 42 To date this year .. 322 18 To date last year .. 292 42 Average for Feb. .. 180 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 68 Per cent at 6 p.m. . 58

Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday '-Maximum 2Jdeg, minimuml 14deg. grass 13deg, rainfall nil. 1

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.57 am: sets, 8.28 p.m. Tomorrow. Rises, 6.58 a.m.; sets, 8.27 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises 4.34 p.m ; sets, 1.58 a.m. Tomorrow: j Rises, 5.24 p.m.; sets, 1.58 a.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today: 12.41 a.m. and 13 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.31 am. and 1.53 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: February 28, 2.15 p.m. Last quarter: March 5, 9.21 am. New moon: March 13, 12.48 p m. I First quarter: March 21, 9.5 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 21deg cloudy, NX, H i knots.

Wellington: 21deg, cloudy, N.W., 13 knots. Christchurch: 22deg. fine. E.N.E, 15 knots. Dunedin: 20deg, fine, N.E., • 1 knots.