Noon Forecast

Press, 21 July 1980, Page 30

Noon Forecast

General forecast: The front over northern North Island is expected to move slowly south with rain developing south of the front as far south, as Nelson and Marlborough during the day and fresh north-east winds predominating. The rain will be heavier and more persistent in and east of the main ranges. The depression over, the Tasman Sea is slow-moving and the north-easterly flow over the South Island is expected to persist: Fine weather is expected in most South Island districts except Nelson and

Marlborough, apart from extensive high cloud. District forecasts: Canterbury, Westland, Buller: Morning fog and extensive high cloud; frosts tonight. Marlborough: Moderate easterly winds; cloudy, with rain developing. Nelson: Fine, with high cloud at first; rain developing; freshening northeast winds. Outlook: Cloudy in Canterbury and Westland; occasional rain elsewhere.

CHKISICHUKCH HEADINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1011.6 1011.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 10 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 Saturday 0 To date this month 26 I To date this year .. 510 To date last year • • 401 Average to date .. 370 Average for July . 55 Wettest Julv (1977) 181 Driest July (1967) .. 5 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: 7hr 24min ' Saturday: 9hr 6min i To date this month 82 To date this year .. 1049 To date last year .. 1126 Average for July .. 122 Humidity: Per cent at noon ~ 70 ; Per cent ,at 6 p.m. .. 85 : Temperatures and rainfall for ' the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. J —Maximum 13deg, minimum —5 deg. grass —3deg, rainfall nil. ; SUN, MOON AND TIDES ] Sun—Today: Rises, 7.53 a.m.; 1 sets, 5.18 p.m. • Tomorrow: ; Rises, 7.52 a.m.; sets, 5.19 i pirn.. ... • Moon—Today:. Rises, 12.25. pjn.; ( • sets, 1.6 a.m. Tomorrow: , Rises, 12.55 p.m;;; set's; 2.5 a.m. . 1 High tide at Lyttelton—Todav: E ■ 11.28 a.m. and 11.45 p.m. To- 2 morrow: 12.13 p.m. 'i

: Phases of Moon ’ Full moon: July 28. 7 a.m. Last quarter: August 4, midnight. : New moon: August 11, 7 a.m. 1 First quarter: August 19, 10 a.m. 1 NOON WEATHER i Auckland: 13deg, rain, E., 25 I knots. ; Wellington: lOdeg, overcast, S.E., i 10 knots. Christchurch: 6deg, fine, calm. Dunedin: Bdeg, showers, calm. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:— Adelaide, 8, 15; Amsterdam, 13, 18; Athens, 25, 33; Bangkok, 29, 33; Belgrade, 13, 24; Berlin,.-12, 16; Brisbane, 7, 22; Brussels,. 13, 18; Biuenos Aires, 7, 12; Cairo, 23, 37; Canberra, —2, 11; Chicago, 20, 32; Copenhagen, 13, 14; Dublin, 11, 18; Frankfurt, 12, 13; Geneva, 12, 21; Helsinki, 13, 21; Hobart, 4. 12; Hong Kong, 25, 31; Honolulu, 24. 31: Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 19, 34; Johannesburg, 3, 14; Lisbon, 20, 35: London, 14, 17; Lo s Angeles, .18, 28; Madrid, 11, 34; Manila, 23, 31; Melbourne, 6. 11: Montreal. 17, 29; Moscow, 12, 20; New Delhi, 26, 34; New York, 23. 33; Nicosia, 21, 39; Oslo. 9. 17; Paris. 14, 18; Rio. 15, 26: San Francisco, 11, 14; Seoul, 21, 30; Singapore, 24, 29; Stockholm. 14, 20; Sydney, 6. 14: Tokyo, 21, 28; Toronto, 19, 27; Vancouver, 12, 21; Vienna, 11, 23. ■•%-■■■•/