NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33814, 10 April 1975, Page 24

NOON FORECAST

Situation: An anticyclone extends on Ito New Zealand from the central Tasman. A westerly airstream flows on to southern New Zealand, and a cold front, now near Tasmania, is expected to approach the ] south-west of the South (Island late today Forecast: Canterbury. Marlborough, i Nelson: Light or moderate!

variable winds, mainly north-west in Marlborough . and north-east on the Can- ’ terbury coast; fine; mild bv day. Buller and Westland: Light or moderate winds, mainly westerly; cloudy in the south, with a few showers; elsewhere partly cloudy, moderate temperatures Outlook: Some rain in South Westland, fair elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the I Meteorological Office. Christchurch Aii port, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m.! i Millibars 1019.9 1021.9 Temperature: deg., Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 21 • Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 10, To date this year 321 To date last year 193! Average to date 169 Average for April 4G i Wettest April (1968» 226 Driest April (1910) .. 6! Sunshine: h m , Yesterday 10 42 ‘ To date this month 61 36 ‘ To date this year .. 543 43 To date last year .. 518 00 Average for April .. 141 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon ’49 Per cent at 6 p.m. 82, Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterdav j—Maximum 17deg, minimum sdeg, grass 2deg, rainfall nil

] SUN, MOON, AND TIDES (Sun —Today: Rises. 6.55 am , sets, 6.6 p.m Tomorrow; Rises. 656 a.m., sets. 64 I p.m. i Moon—Today: Rises, 5.16 a.m.; ] sets, 5.2 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.16 am.; sets. 5.28 p.m. High water at Lvttelton.—Today : 3.12 a.m. and 3.34 p.m Tomorrow: 3.52 am. and 416 p.m. Phases of Moon (New moon: April 12, 4.40 a.m. First quarter: April 19. 4.41 p.m. (Full moon: April 26, 7.56 a.m. I Last quarter: May 3, 5.44 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland; 18deg. partly cloudS.W., 12 knots. I Wellington: 19deg., fine. E . 3 knots. Christchurch: 22deg„ fine, calm Dunedin: 16deg . partly cloudy, calm.