Noon Forecast
Situation: An anti-cyclone over the western Tasman is moving slowly. A cold front approaching the south-west of the South Island is expected to move north-east over much of New Zealand, with a south-west change with showers in eastern districts. (Forecast: Canterbury: Cool fresh southwesterlies spreading slowly north; some showers about the coast.
Marlborough, Nelson: Light winds and fine, moderate afternoon temperatures in Nelson; fine in Marlborough, fresh northwesterlies in exposed coastal areas; a cool southwest change with showers is expected this afternoon in eastern coastal Marlborough. Buller, Westland: Light or moderate variable winds; Mainly fair. Outlook: mainly fair; cool.
CHRISTCHURCH READINGS
Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday.
Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars . 1012.9 1012.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum Ito 6 p.m. 14 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 Rainfall: mm. Saturday 23 To date this month 46 To date this year .. 719 To date last year .. 654 Average to date .. 514 Average for Oct. .. 46 Wettest Oct. (1904 .. 153 Driest Oct. (1929) .. 1 Sunshine: Hours Yesterday lOhr 42min Saturday Ihr 6min To date this month 164 To date this year . 1610 To date last year 1521 Average for Oct. . - Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 49 Per cent at 6 p.m. 62 Temperatures and rainfall for
the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum lldeg, minimum 3deg, grass 1 deg, rainlall "mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sim—Today: Rises, 5.28 a.m.; sets, 7.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.26 a.m.; sets. 7.3 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises. 1.12 a.m.; sets. 11.21 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.50 a.m.; sets, 12.16 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton: Today: 9.55 a.m. and 10.18 p.m. Tomorrow: 10.39 a.m. and 11.3 p m. Phases of Moon Last quarter: October 24, 1 p.m. New moon: November 1, 8 a.m. First quarter: November 8. 4 a.m. Full moon: November 15, 8 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 13deg, fine, S.S.W., 21 knots. Wellington: lOdeg, fine, S., 12 knots. Christchurch: 13deg. partly i cloudy S.W., 12 knots. : Dunedin: lldeg. partly cloudy. S.W., 3 knots.
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