Noon Forecast

Press, 12 January 1981, Page 26

Noon Forecast

General forecast: A depression to the north ’ of New Zealand is moving southward's and its associated front should bring further showers to the north and east of the North Island and a few showers to other North Island districts. A front over the south of the South Island is moving north-east-wards, bringing showers to most South Island districts, with fine intervals likely in the;, south and west later today. District forecast: Canterbury: Fresh northwesterly winds in exposed places at first but becoming lighter; fine but some cloudy areas,. with a few

showers; warm. Marlborough: North-westerly winds backing to the south; cloudier, with isolated showers; cooler. Nelson: Moderate variable winds; mainly fine but cloudy at times, with a few showers; warm. Buller: Moderate variable winds; mainly fine but cloudier, with a few showers; i.iild. Westland: Moderate westerly to north-westerly winds backing to the southwest; cloudy and areas of rain, with fine intervals; mild. Outlook: Showers in Westland; mainly fine elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1005.1 1005.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 30 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m, to 11 p.m. .. 0 Saturday .. .. 0 To date this month Trace To date this year .. Trace To date last year .. 121 Average to date .. 17 Average for Jan. .. 47 Wettest Jan. (1980) .. 139 Driest Jan. (1954) .. 8 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: llhr 6min. Saturday: 12hr 30min. To date this month 118 To date this year .. 118 To date last year .. 61 Average for Jan. .. 211 Humidity: Per cent at noon .. 46 Per cent at 6 pun. .. 33 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. ■ —Maximum 28deg, minimum 10 deg, grass Bdeg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises. 6.4 a.m.; sets 9.10 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.6 a.m.; sets, 9.10 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 12.10 p.m.; sets, 12.45 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.21 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton.—Today: 10.14 a.m. and 11.41 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.6 a.m. a.td 11.35 pun. PHASES OF MOON First quarter: Tomorrow, 11 p.m.

• Full moon: January 20, 9 p.m. . Last quarter: January 28, 5 p.m. New moon: February 5. 11 a.m. NOON WEATHER ! Auckland, cloudy, 22d«g, E, 13 knots. ) Wellington, fine, 21deg, N.E., 10 knots. ■ Christchurch, cloudy, 26deg, I calm. ) Duneum. cloudy, 23deg, S.E., 5 i knots. WORLD WEATHER ’ Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of 1 the world reported in the last 24 1 hours were: * . ' Adelaide, 15, 28; Amsterdam. 2.5; Athens, 0,4; Bahrain, 16, 22; Bangkok, 22 33; Beirut, 9, I 18; Belgrade, —9, —4; Berlin, ; —l, 2- Bogota, 0, 20; Brisbane, 19, 29; Brussels, 2,8; Buenos Aires, 24. 31; Canberra, 19, 25; Caracas, 14, 29; Copenhagen, 0 ; 3; Dublin, 2,6; Frankfurt, —2, —1; Geneva, —5, 0; Hobart, 13, 20; Hong Kong. 14, 17; Honolulu, 18, 29; Jakarta, 24, 31; Jerusalem, 8, 15; Johannesburg, 14, 25; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 31; Lima, 16, 24; Lisbon, 3, 15; London, 2,5; Los Angeles. 11, 25; Madrid, —3, 14; Manila. 20. 29; Melbourne, 16, 21; Mexico City, 8, 23; Montreal, ’ —24, —11; Moscow, —ll, —H; New DeUii,. 6, 19; New York, —lO, —5; Nicosia, 7, 18; Osjo, —B, 3; Paris, 3,8; Rio de Janeiro, 20, 32; Rome, —6, 1; Santiago, 13, 31; San Francises, 6, 11; Seoul, —3, 4; Singapore, 24. 31; Stockholm, —2. 0; Sydney, 22, 27; Taipei. 12, 24; Tel Aviv, 9, 17; Tokyo 2. 12; Vancouver, 6. 9; Vienna, —l2. —4.