Noon Forecast

Press, 27 December 1980, Page 30

Noon Forecast

General forecast: The weak depression over Northland should remain slow moving while the mild and humid easterly airstream is expected to persist over most of New Zealand: ; Mainly - fine over the South Island, apart from isolated afternoon showers or thunderstorms about inland Otago and Southland. Fog .or drizzle patches about eastern coasts night and morning. District forecasts:

Canterbury: Cloudy about the coast in the morning, wil;h some fog or drizzle patches likely; otherwise mainly fine with warm afternoon . temperatures.

Nelson: Fine, apart from isolated afternoon showers; moderate south-easter-lies and warm, by day. Marlborough: South-easter-lies, fresh about the sounds; fine, apart from isolated afternoon show- *'. .. ■ ers.' Buller, Westiand: Fine and warm by day with light winds and moderate afternoon sea breezes. Outlook: Low cloud, or fog patches likely in the morning about the east coast of the South Island; mainly fine elsewhere, apart from isolated afternoon showers.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 P-m. 11 p.m. ’Millibars .. 1013.2 1013.5

T«mp«Mtur»i: „ Maximum (to 6 pan.) 22 Rainfall: m JP; 9 a an. to 11 pan. .. Nil To date this month 14 To date this year .. 645 To date last year ... 7ao . Average to date .. 631 Average for .. jz Wettest Dec. (1978) .. 149 '.*• Driest Dec. (1943) .. 5 Sunshine:. hours. ’ Yesterday. Whr 48mta To date this month 156 To date this, year .. 2101 To date last ve«r .. 2011 Average- for Dec. •• 203 Humidity: to Per’cent at noon .. ™ Per cent at 6 p.m. <o Temperatures and, rainfall for the 24. hours to 9 ajn. yesterday. —Maximum 22deg, minimum, 15 deg. grass 14deg, rainfall trace.

SUN. MOON, AND TIMS Sun— Today: Rises, 5.48 a.m.; sets 912 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.49 aan.; sets. 9.12

Moon— Today: Rises, 12JI ajn., sets, 11.13 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.51 asn.; sets, 12.15

P.m. - — ■ . ' High tide at Lyttelton—Today 10.1 am. and 10.27. pjn.T<£ morrow: 10.49 am. and 11.15 ■ p.m.

PHASES OF MOON „ Last Quarter: December. 29. " ■ p.m ■ ■

New moon: January 6. 8 p.m. First quarter: January 13, 11

pan Full moon: January 20, 9 p.m. ■ .OON WEATHER Auckland: 20deg., cloudy. E., 7

, knots. , , _ Wellington: 20deg., cloudy, E., 12

knots. , . „ Christchurch: 18deg., cloudy, N.,

15 knots. ■ ■ , . Dunedin: 24deg, partly cloudy, E-. 11 knots.

. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:—‘ < -<?.*>’? £' Vi’ Adelaide, 16. 32; Amsterdam, 6, 10; Athens, 7, .14; Bahrain, 15, 22; Bangkok,. 19, 30; Beirut, 12; 18; Belgrade 2,7: Berlin, 6,9; Bogota, 7, "21; Brisbane, 23, 29; Brussels, 4 Jl2; Buenos Aires. 25, 32; ‘ Cairo,7lo; 18; Canberra, 17, 27; Caracas. 16, 28; Chicago, —l4, —6; Copenhagen, —5, 8; Frankfurt, 9, 11: Geneva, —l, 0; Helsinki —3,2; Hobart, 12,17; Hong Kong, 16, 18; Honolulu, 24, 28; Jakarta. 23.. 32; Jerusalem, 9, 15; Johannesbui*g> 18, 28; Kiev, 1,4; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon. 5, 14; London, 8, 13; Los Angeles. 15. 26; Madrid, 0, 14; Manila, 20, 28; Melbourne, 16, 28; Miami, 16, 24; Montreal, —32, 0; Moscow, 0,1; New Delhi, 14, 18; New York. —2, 1; Nicosia,! 8. 21; Oslo,'—4, 2; Paris, 9, 12; Perth. 19. 22: Rio de Janeiro, 22' 34; Rome,' OZ-ll; San Francisco, 9, 13; San Juan, 23, 30; Sao Paulo, 18. 28; Seoul, —3,2; Singapore, 23, 30; Stockholm. —2, 0; Sydney, 20. 27; Taipei, 9. 21; Tel Aviv. : 12, 19: Tokyo, 7, 13; Toronto, —24. —1; Vancouver, 8, 11; Vienna. 10.