Noon Forecast

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34131, 19 April 1976, Page 22

Noon Forecast

Situation: A large anticyclone east of the Chatham Islands is moving away, and a weakening ridge of high pressure covers the South Island. A small depression over Northland is moving slowly south, and a strong easterly airstream flows over much of the North Island. A cold front over the south Tasman should reach the south-west of the South Island later this morning, or this afternoon. Forecasts: Marlborough, Nelson: Easterlies, occasionally fresh, in coastal Marlborough;

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .. 1020 6 1019.6 Temperature: deg. Maximum /to « p.m.) 17 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to 1! p.m. . Nil Saturday Nil To date this month 26 To date this year . . 182 To date last year .. 323 Average to date .. 187 Average for April 53 Wettest April (1968) 226 Driest April <l9lOl .. 6 Sunshine: h m Yesterday .. .. 9 30 Saturday 10 00 To date this month 111 06 To date this year . . 681 00 To date last year .. 605 00 Average for April .. 142 00 Humidity; Pe*- cent at noon .. 67 Per cent at 6 p.m. 73 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m yesterday.

cloudy and rather mild, but scattered light rain likely. Elsewhere, light or moderate variable winds, mainly between east and north; mainly fine, with moderate temperatures. Buller, Westland: Variable winds; mainly fine, with moderate day temperatures. Canterbury: North-easterlies, fresh at times on the coast, lighter winds inland. Fine, apart from early morning patches of fog or low cloud, and increasing high cloud during the day. Moderate dav temperatures.

—Maximum 17deg, minimum 6deg, grass sdeg, rainfall nU. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.5 a.m.. sets, 5.51 p.m. Tomorrow Rises, 7.6 am.; sets, 5.50 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 9.50 p.m.. sets, 12.2 p.m. Tomorrow : Rises, 10.52 p.m.; sets. 12.50 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Todav: 8.38 a.m. and 9.5 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.34 a.m. and 9.59 p.m. Phases of Moon Last quarter: April 21, 7.14 pm New moon: April 29, 10.20 p.m. First quarter: May 7 517 pm Full moon: May 14, 8.4 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 14deg., overcast, S, 15 knots. Wellington: 16deg.» cloudv, E., 11 knots. Christchurch: 16deg, fine, N.E.. 15 knots. Dunedin: 13deg., cloudy, N.E., 3 knots.