Noon Forecast

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34047, 10 January 1976, Page 36

Noon Forecast

Situation: A moist northerly airstream covers New Zealand. A cold front advancing over the Tasman Sea is expected to move on to the south of the South Island this morning, and reach the south-west of the North Island tonight. It is followed by cool south or south-west winds. Forecasts: Marlborough, Nelson: Fresh north-easterlies on the Kaikoura coast, moderating to fresh northerlies elsewhere; overcast and mild, with periods of rain, the rain mainly light in Marlborough; a change to fresh south-westerlies spreading north later in the day, with

the rain easing to scattered showers; becoming cooler. Buller, Westland: Moderate northerlies at first, with further rain; a change to fresh south-westerlies spreading north during the day, with rain easing to scattered showers; becoming cooler with the wind change. Canterbury: Fresh northerlies; rain in the main ranges, and scattered light falls spreading elsewhere; a change to fresh, cool southerlies during this afternoon, with a period of more widespread rain. Outlook: Southerlies and some showers.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

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

Barometer: 6 p.m. 11pm. Millibars .. 1001.6 1000.0 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 pm.) 22 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. Trace To date this month 4 To date this year .. 4 To date last year .. Trace Average to . date .. IS Average for January 56 Wettest Jan. (1923) . 139 Driest January (1697) 5 Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. .. 1 00 To date this month 42 00 To date this year .. 42 00 To date last year .. 72 00 Average for January 211 00 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 79 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 70 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 19deg, minimum 14deg, grass 14deg, rainfall trace.

SUM, MOON ANO TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.59 a.m.; sets, 9.11 p.m. Tomorrow: Rise*. 6 a.m; seta, 9.11 p.m. Moon—Today: Rise*, 2.28 p.m.; sets, 12.42 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.28 p.m.; sets. 1.10 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 12.5 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.32 a.m. and 12.50 p.m. Fll aaa* of Meen First quarter: January 10, 1.40 a.m. Full moon: January 17, 5.47 p.m. Last quarter: January 34, 5.47 p.m. New moon: January 31. 7-30 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: IBdeg. scattered rain, E.. 18 knots. Wellington: 19deg, light rem, N.W., 10 knots. Christchurch: 20deg, overeast, N.E., 15 knots. [Dunedin: 18deg, cloudy. NJL, 15 1 knots.