Noon Forecast

Press, 16 August 1980, Page 60

Noon Forecast

General Forecast: . A complex trough is expected •, to spread over the country during the day,. with rain in western districts south of about Hamilton, and some scattered falls 'spreading east of the ranges south of Wairarapa in the afternoon. Gale force northwesterlies ■ affecting the south of- the North Island and the South Island north of Canterbury and Westland should ease from, the south .during the day. temperatures should be mild in most eastern areas but becoming cooler in Otago. Canterbury: North-westerlies up to gale force inland and strong at times about the coast but decreasing ' tomorrow afternoon; main- "• ly dry and mild, but rain about the Alps becoming

heavy, and some light falls further east during

. tomorrow. ’ ■ Marlborough: North-west-erlies up to gale force in exposed places; cloudy and cool with r scattered

rain mainly in the west. Nelson: North-westerlies up to gale force in- exposed places; mainly : cloudy,and cool, with scattered rain mainly about the ranges.

Buller and Westland: Overcast, and cool with periods of rain,, and. some heavy fails likely tomorrow; northerlies • strong 'at

times. : ' Outlook: Cold southerlies with showers developing in Canterbury. Rain in Marlborough and Nelson. . Rain clearing slowly jn Buller and Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken .at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. • Barometer: 6 p.m; 11 p.m. » ■ J Millibars •• 1003 - 7 996 - 6 Temperatures:. ’ deg. ■> Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 14 Rainfall:. mm. • ... ..S ajn. to 11 P.m. .. 0 To ■ dr.te this month 24 -d; To date this year...... 541 .. To date? last , year •• 487 Average to date. ... . 415 Average for August ... 55 . Wettest August (1975) 149 Driest . August (1948) 5 Sunshine: . hours Yesterday: IBmin. To date this month . 82 To date this year .. 1183 To date last year •• 1231 Average for August 146 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 48 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 52 .Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours; to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 16deg, minimum 3 deg, grass 2deg, -rainfall nil.

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES ; Sun—Today: Rises, 724 ajn.; sets, 5.45 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises; 7.22 aun.; sets,-5.46 p.m/. -■■■ J '■ : ■ Moon —Today:. Rises,'9.s9 a.m.; sets. 10.55 pjn.i Tomorrow: .. - ’Rises, 10.26 ».m.; sets, 11.54 • pjn. " ' “ High f f de at Lyttelton—Today: 8.38 a.m. and 8.56 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.22 ajn. and : 9.40 ' pan. 1 Phases of Moon First; quarter: August 19. 10 a.m.

Full moon: August 26. 4 pan.; Last- quarter: September '2,;.6 a.m. . I > New moon: September 9, 10 pan, NOON WEATHER > Auckland: i3deg; cloudy, n., 6 . knots. . • Wellington:, lldeg, cloudy, n.w., 31 knots. ' . Christchurch: ’ 12deg, 'cloudy, . . calm.. . . . Dunedin: 14deg, cloudy, s.e., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum ■ ternperatures in the main - cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:— - : Adelaide, 7, 15; Amsterdam, 16, 25;-Athens, .25, 30; Bahrain, 31, 42; Bangkok, 28, 33; Beirut, 24, 30; Belgrade, 13, 20: ■ Berlin, 12, 22; Bogota,;-3, 21; Brisbane, 12, 28; Brussels; 24; .Cairo, 22, 35; Canberra, 4, 4 Id;. Caracas. 18, 29; Chicago,-17, ;24; Copenhagen, 17, 21; Dublin, 13; 22:, Geneva, 12, 25; Helsinki, 16. 22; Hobart, 5, 9; Hong Kong, 27. 32; Honolulu, 23, 32; Jakarta. 22, 31; Jerusalem. 17, 28; Johannesburg, 8, 10; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lama, 15,’ 18;- Lisbon. ■ 17, 28; London, 18 25; Los Angeles, 21, 30; Madrid. >21.-34; Manila. 23, 33; Melbourne; s;”' 13; Mexico City, 14; 24; Montreal, 16, 22; Moscow, 12, 21; New Delhi. 26. 34; New York, 21. 31; Oslo, 11. 24; Paris. 18, 25; Rio, 16, 27; Rome, 17, 27; San Francisco,;<l3, 15; Seoul, 21, 25; Singapore,? 24. 27; Stockholm, 15, 23; Sydney. 13. 16; Tokyo, 24, 31; Toronto,-.15, 25; Vancouver, 17, 23;-Vienna, 17.. 31.