Noon Forecast

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33917, 9 August 1975, Page 48

Noon Forecast

Situation: An anticyclone over the western Tasman Sea is moving slowly east. A cold, southerly airstream covers New Zealand, but is decreasing slowly. Forecasts: Marlborough, Nelson: Fresh [ southerlies about the Marl-; borough Sounds at first, but • otherwise light winds; fine' weather; cool.

Buller, Westland: Light winds; fine weather; cool. Canterbury: Fresh south westerlies about the coast gradually decreasing, anc becoming variable in direction; remaining coasta showers clearing, and th weather becoming fir generally; rather cold 1 day. Jtjtlook: Mainly fine.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m Millibars .. 1016.4 1018.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. To date this month 1 To date this year .. 61 To date last year .. 51 Average to date .. 40 Average for August 5 Wettest August (1941) 19 Driest August (1911) Sunshine: h r Yesterday 3 1 To date this month 26 4 To date this year .. 1118 4 To date last year 1025 0 Average for August 146 0 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 5 1 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 5' Temperatures and rainfall fo the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday —Maximum 9deg. minimun —ldeg. grass —6deg, rainfal 3mm.

e! SUN, MOON AND TIDES :■! Sun—Today: Rises, 7.34 ;,n sets. 5.37 p.m. Tomon ov. Rises, 7.32 a.m.; sets. 5 'I p.m. 2 Moon—Today: Rises, 8.2 a.m : sets, 7.56 p.m. Tomorrow 3 Rises, 8.34 a.m.; sets, 9. : i. P- m - j High Tide at Lvttelton—Todas 3 5.13 a.m. and 5.44 p.m. T' 1 morrow: 6.15 a.m. and 6.4 5 P-m. 1 Phases of Moon J First quarter: August 14, 2.25 “ p.m. 1 Full moon: August 22, 7.48 a m. , Last quarter: August 30, 11.20 }i a.m. j New moon: September 6, 7.19 )l a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 9deg, cloudv. W, 16 ': knots. I Wellington: 7deg. cloudy. S., 23 r! knots. Christchurch: 7deg. partly II cloudy. S.W., 15 knots. 1 Dunedin: sdeg, overcast, S.W., 8 I knots.