Noon Forecast

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34046, 9 January 1976, Page 16

Noon Forecast

Situation: An anticyclone centred near the Chatham Islands is moving slowly eastwards. A trough of low pressure in the north Tasman Sea is slowmoving. The moist northeast airstream on its eastern side covers much of New Zealand. A cold front near Tasmania is expected to approach the south-west of the South Island tonight. Forecasts: Marlborough, Nelson: East or north-east winds, fresh to strong on the Kaikoura coast and fresh in other exposed places; overcast

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday:

and mild, with scattered rain. Buller, Westland: East or north-east winds, fresh in exposed places; overcast and mild, with scattered rain. Canterbury: North-east winds, fresh or strong about the coast, but lighter inland; some areas of coastal drizzle morning and night, and scattered light rain elsewhere; rather warm inland, but cooler near the coast. Outlook: Unsettled weather, with a change to cold southerlies likely during the day.

—Maximum 19deg, minimum 12deg, grass 12deg, rainfall trace. SUN, MOON ANO TIDES Sun—Today: Rises. 5-58 a.m.; sets. 9.12 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 5.59 a.m.; sets. 9.11 n.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 1.30 p.m.; sets, 12.14 a m. Tomorrow : Rises, 2.28 p.m.; sets, 12.42 a.m High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 11.22 a.m. and 11.48 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.5 p.m. Phases or Moon First quarter: January 10. 1.40 a.m. Full moon: January 17, 5.47 p.m. Last quarter: January 24. 5.47 p.m. New moon: January 31, 7.20 p.m NOON WEATHER Auckland: 20deg., cloudy. E., 17 knots Wellington: 19deg , overcast, E., 8 knots. Christchurch: 16deg, overcast, N.E., 15 knots. Dunedin: 17deg , cloudy, N.E., 8 knots.

Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1018.8 1018.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 18 Rainfall: mm 9 a m. to 11 p.m. Trace To date this month 4 To date this year . 4 To date last year . Trac** Average to date 12 Average for January 56 Wettest Jan. <1923) 139 Driest January (1897) 5 Sunshine: h m Yesterday 3 00 To date this month 41 — To date this year 41 — To date last year 70 — Average for January 211 — Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 84 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 78 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday.