NOON FORECAST

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33819, 16 April 1975, Page 38

NOON FORECAST

Situation: A large anticyclone covering the central Tasman Sea and most of New Zealand is moving slowly east; a strong westerly airstream flows over the seas south of the! South Island. Forecast: Canterbury, Marlborough, j Nelson, Buller, North West- i land: Light or moderate!

variable winds but northwesterlies freshening through Cook Strait: fine, moderate to mild temperatures this afternoon. South Westland: Moderate | westerlies gradually pre dominating; cloudy and a [ few showers developing; moderate temperatures I Outlook: Mainly fine apart ; from scattered showers in I South Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1029.3 1029.0 TemperatufM: deg. Maximum (to 8 p.m.) 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. 0 To date this month 12 To date this year . 323 To date last vear .. 200 Average to date .. 180 Average for April 46 Wettest April <T96B) 226 Driest April (1910) 6 Sunshine: h m‘ Yesterday 10 24 To date this month 101 18 To date this year . 583 3u To date last year 543 00 Average foi April 141 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon 44 [ Per cent at 6 p.m. 66 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. | —Maximum 14deg. minimum 4; deg, grass Odeg, rainfall Imm. I

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.1 a.m.; sets. 5.56 p.m. Tomorrow Rises, 7.3 a.m.; sets. 5.54 p.m. Moon—Today: Rise*. 11.20 a.m sets. 8.44 p.m. Tomorrow Rises. 12.12 p.m.; sets. 9.44 P.m. High water at Lyttelton—Today. » a.m. and 8.24 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.49 a.m. and 9.12 p.m. Phases of Moon First quarter: April 19. 4.4! p.m. Full moon: April 26. 7.56 a.m Last quarter: May 3, 5.44 p.m New moon: May 11. 7.6 p.n> NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg. fine.. SAV < knots. [Wellington: 16deg. fine variable. 3 knots. | Christchurch: 20deg, fine ealm [Dunedin: 17deg, fine. SAt . 7 I knots.