Noon Forecast

Press, 22 September 1980, Page 34

Noon Forecast

'General forecast: j A cold front in the southIwest Tasman Sea is expected to cross the South Island this morning, preceded Iby strong north-westerly (winds and showers in west- ! em. districts, sometimes i spreading to the east. The winds behind the front are ; expected to turn to colder south-westerlies during the dav

District forecasts: Canterbury: North-westerly winds decreasing this morning and tending 4 south-westerly; showers f developing in most places iMarlborough: Strong north--1 westerly winds about the

Sounds and fresh westerly

winds elsewhere; occasional showers this morning but becoming mainly fine. Nelson: Westerly winds, strong in exposed places; cloudy, with occasional showers about the western ranges spreading elsewhere this morning, other-

wise mainly fine; cooler. Buller, Westland: NorUiwesterly . winds, ■ with frequent showers, at first; south-westerlies gradually predominating. Outlook: Becoming fine in Canterbury; mainly fine in Marlborough and Nelson; occasional showers in Buller and Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday.

Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1000.0 999.2 Temperatures: deg. I Maximum (to 6 p.m.) io (Rainfall: „ 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 1 Saturday .. .. « To date this month 2 To date this year .. 55a To date last year .. 526 Average to date .. 471 120 ( Driest Sept. (1949) .. 5 j Sunshine: hours Yesterday 9hr 48mln Saturday Shr 48min To date this month 139 To date this year .. 1422 To date. last year .. 1350 I Average for Sept. ■. * bl Humidity: x , Q I Per cent at noon .. , I Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 63 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. i—: Maximum 19deg, minimum 2deg, grass —3deg, rainfall nil. i SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun— Today: Rises, 6.19 a.m.; ■ sets. 6.26 p.m. Tomorrow: I Rises, 6.17 a.m.; sets, 6.27 ! p.m. IMoon —Today: Rises, 3.29 p.m.; : sets, 4.54 a.m. Tomorrow: I Rises, 4.43 p.m.; sets, 5.33

a.m High tide at Lyttelton—Today: i 1.46 a.m. and 2.11 pan. To-

morrow: 2.34 a.m. and 3 p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: September 25, midnight. . Last quarter: October 1, 3 p.m. Nev; moon: October 9, 3 p.m. First quarter: October 17, 4 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg., partly cloudy, W., 23 knots. Wellington: 16deg., fine, N.W.. 13 knots. Christchurch: 16deg., partly cloudy, calm. Dunedin: 14deg., cloudy, S.W., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER

Minimum and maximum temperatures in main cities of. the world reported in the last 24 hours were: , , Adelaide, 11, 17; Amsterdam, 12, 25; Athens. 19, 31; Bahrain, 27’ 37; Bangkok, 27, 32; Beirut, 19, 24; Belgrade, 14, 25; Berlin, 11, 20; Bogota, 6. 19; Brisbane, 13 29; Brussels, 12, 18; Buenos Aires, 11, 21; Cairo, 20. 30; Canberra, 2, 15; Caracas. 20, 29; Dublin, 13, 16; Frankfurt, 14, 26; Geneva, 14. 24; Helsinki. 8, 16; Hobart, 8, 13; Hong Kong, 24, 28; Honolulu, 32, 38; Jakarta, 2a, 34; Jerusalem, 14, 26; Johannesburg, 6. 20; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima. 15, 18: Lisbon, 14, 22; London. 17, 22; Los Angeles, 18, 27; Madrid, 15, 24; Manila, 23. 32; Melbourne, 9. 16; Mexico City, 11 22; Montreal. 6. 17; Moscow, 9,’ 19; New Delhi, 24, 34;