Noon Forecast

Press, 2 July 1979, Page 30

Noon Forecast

Situation: An extensive complex trough of low pressure lies across the southern Tasman Sea and north-east across the North Island; an anticyclone south-east of the South Island is moving away to the east. Forecasts: Canterbury: Fresh cold northeasterlies; overcast and cold; periods of rain, heavy falls likely in the north.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. MiUlbars .. 1008.7 1007.4 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 8 Saturday To date this month 0 To date this year .. 300 To date last year .. 390 Average to date .. 334 Average for Julv .. _55 Wettest July ( 1963) .. 140 Driest July (1967) .. 5 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: Nil. Saturday .. 0 To date this month 0 To date this year ~ 1031 To date last year .. 1013 Average for July .. 122 Humidity: Per cent at noon 87 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 83 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. Maximum lOdeg, minimum 6deg, grass sdeg, rainfall 4mm. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Bun—Today: Rises. 8.3 ajn.; sets. 5.2 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.3 a m.; sets. 5.3 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 12.7 p.m.; sets — Tomorrow: Rises, 12.35 p.m.; sets, 12.29 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 10.24 a.m. and 10.40 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.8 a.m. and 11.25 p.m Phase* of Moon First quarter: Julv 3. 3 a.m. Full moon: July 10. 8 p.m. Last quarter: July 16. 11 p.m. New moon: July 24, 2 p.m.

Marlborough, Nelson: Easterlies strong about Cook Strait, mainly moderate elsewhere; overcast and cold; periods of rain, some heavy falls likely. Outlook some rain still likely in Nelson. Becoming fair in Marlborough. Buller, Westland: Easterlies fresh at times; overcast and cool; rain. Outlook: Becoming fair in Marlborough, rain likely elsewhere.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg, light rain, W., 2 knots. Wellington: 9deg. light rain, E., 10 knots. Christchurch: Bdeg, light rain, S.E., 10 knots. Dunedin: Bdeg. drizzle, N.E., 10 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:— Amsterdam, 15, 19; Atbens, 23, 33; Bahrain, 32, 41; Bangkok, 28, 32; Beirut, 24. 32; Belgrade, 18, 26; Berlin, 12. 20; Birmingham, 11. 16; Bogota, 9, 18; Bristol, 12, 16; Brussels, 10, 20; Buenos Aires, 12, 13; Caracas, 21, 31; Chicago, 17, 25; Copenhagen, 10. 21; Curitiba (Brazil), 9, 18; Denpasar (Indonesia), 23, 29; Dublin, 10. 15; Edinburgh, 10, 15; Frankfurt, 14, 25; Geneva, 15, 24; Helsinki. 9, 18; Hong Kong, 25, 28; Honolulu, 26, 32; Jakarta. 24, 33; Jerusalem, 16. 28; Kiev, 18, 23; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 32; Lima. 14. 18; Lisbon, 19, 26; London. 13, 17; Los Angeles. 19, 31; Madrid, 14. 30; Manchester. 11, 15; Manila, 25 . 33; Miami, 25 . 30; Montreal. 14, 18; Moscow, 15, 25; Newcastle. 8, 14; New Delhi 31, 41; New York, 16, 26; Nicosia. 20. 34; Oslo, 5, 17; Paris, 13. 19; Penzance, 12, 16; Rio, 13. 25; Rome, 19, 32; San Francisco. 11, 18: San Juan, 26, 31; Sao Paulo, 13, 21; Seoul, 22, 29; Singapore. 23. 31: Stockholm, 12, 16; Taipei, 25, 33; Teheran, 26, 38: Tel Aviv 22. 28: Tokyo, 21. 24; Toronto. 12. 20: Vancouver, 12. 17; Vienna, 17, 24.