Noon Forecast

Press, 25 September 1980, Page 34

Noon Forecast

General forecast: A few showers are likely about western districts of both islands, but mainly fine weather is expected in areal east of the main ranges. District forecasts: Canterbury: Variable high

cloud, otherwise fine; north-westerlies becoming light inland, moderate coastal north-easterlies; mild. Marlborough: Mainly fme;

north-westerlies, fresh at times; mild. Nelson: Some showers about western ranges, mainly fine elsewhere; fresh west or south-west winds; mild. Buller, Westland: Cloudy, some morning showers; moderate south-westerlies; cool.

Outlook: Rain on the West Coast and about the Alps, • mainly fine elsewhere,

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .. 1010.0 101a.2 Temperatures: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. 0 To date this month 2 To date this year .. 554 To date last year .. 528 Average to date .. 47a Average for Sept .. 43 Wettest Sept. (1946) 120 . Driest Sept. (1949) .. 5 Sunshine: hours Yesterday 9hr 54min To date this month ' 167 To date this year .. 1449 To date last year .. 1371 Average for Sept. .. 164 Humidity: . . Per cent at noon .. 53 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 68 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 23deg, minimum Sdeg, grass 4deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.14 a.m.; sets, 6.29 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.12 aun.; sets, 6.30 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 7.16 p.m.; sets, 6.45 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 8.33 p.m.; sets, 7.20 a.m. ■?, :?■ . High tide at Lyttelton—Today:

4.19 a.m. and 4.47 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.17 a.m. and 5.47 ■ p.m. Phases of Moon Full moon: Today, midnight, Last quarter: October 1, 3 p.m. New moon: October 9, 3 p.m. First quarter: October 17. 4 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland:. 14deg, cloudy, S.W.; 18 knots. - , , . Wellington: 15deg, partly cloudy, N.W., 15 knots. Christchurch: 16deg,' partly cloudy, N.E., 12 knots. Dunedin: lOdeg, partly cloudy, S.W., 12 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in main cities of the world reported in the last 24 hours were: , . Adelaide 18, 28; Amsterdam 17, 21; Athens 19, 31: Bahrain 24, 35; Bangkok 27, 30; Berlin 11 21; Brisbane 14, 26; Brussels 12, 20; Buenos Aires 7. 16; Cairo 18, 31; Canberra 9, 23; Chicago 8, 29: Copenhagen 13, 18; Dublin 13, 15;- Frankfurt 14. 23; Geneva 13, 23; Helsinki 9, 16; Hobart 11, 25; Hong Kong 24, 28, Honolulu 25, 32; Jakarta 24, 33; Jerusalem 18, 31; Johannesburg 14, 27; Kuala Lumpur 23, 31; Lisbon 13,; 23; London 14, 19; Los Angeles 17/36: Madrid 10, 23; Manila 23, 32; Melbourne 16, 25; Mexico City 12, 22; Moscow 4, 13; New Delhi 23, 33; New York 24. 34; Paris 13, 22; Rome 12, 30- San Francisco 15,. 27; Seoul 8, 21; Singapore 24, 29; Sydney 15, 26; Tokyo 10.,. 22 ! Toronto 16, 24; Vienna <l2, ‘