Noon Forecast
Situation: A slow-moving anticyclone to the east extends a ridge over the North Island, while a northerly airstream covers most of New Zealand. Depressions over the northwest and south-west Tasman Sea are both moving southwards. An associated frontal zone across the south-west of the South Island is slowmoving. Forecasts: Marlborough. Nelson: Light winds from the northerly quarter, but afternoon sea breezes about the coasts; fine weather, with varying amounts of high cloud, in central Marlborough, otherwise generally cloudy conditions, with areas of. CHRISTCHURf Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1018.8 1017.4 Temperatures: deg Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 17 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 Saturday Trace To date this month 5 To date this year .. 145 To date last year .. 181 Average to date .. 110 Average for March 58 Wettest March <19651 172 Driest March (1920) 3 Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. .. 7 06 Saturday 10 48 To date this jnonth 39 00 To date this year 424 00 To date last vear . 373 00 Average for March 170 00
low cloud and drizzle this morning. Buller, Westland: Moderate northerly winds, but fresh in exposed places; cloudy skies, with patches of drizzle in Buller and northern Westland this morning, but some rain at times in South Westland; moderate temperatures. Canterbury: Light to moderate north-easterly winds predominating; cloudy -skies at first this morning, with some mist and drizzle, but sunny by afternoon; mild. Outlook: Fair weather in Canterbury' and Marlborough; unsettled on West Coast. H READINGS Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 63 Per cent at 6 p.m. 7€ Temperatures and rainfall foi the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 21deg. minimum S deg, grass Bdeg. rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today, Rises, 6.15 a.m . sets 7.4 p.m. Tomorrow: Risen 6.16 a.m.; sets, 7.3 p.m Moon—Today: Rises, 12.56 p.m . sets, 10.38 p.m. Tomorrow Rises, 150 p.m.; sets. 1121 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Todav 9-57 am. and 10.20 p.m To morrow. 10.41 a m. and 11.4 P.m. Phases of Moon : First quarter March 9,43 R p m .pill moon: March 16, 2.53 pm ■ Last quarter March 23, 654 a m ‘New moon: March 31, 5.8 am
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34097, 8 March 1976, Page 30
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367Noon Forecast Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34097, 8 March 1976, Page 30
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