Noon Forecast

Press, 26 February 1981, Page 28

Noon Forecast

General forecast: Morning drizzle. is expected about the eastern coasts of both islands. In the west of the South Island scattered light rain is expected, but elsewhere it should be mainly fine, with some ■ l oudy areas. District forecasts: Canterbury: North-easterly winds about the coast, fresh at times, lighter winds inland; cloudy and mild, with some coastal drizzle night and morning. Nelson: Moderate northerly winds developing; cloudy

at times, but mainly fine and .mild, although possibly scattered light rain about the western ranges. Marlborough: Light winds, with afternoon sea breezes; fine, and mild. Buller, Westland: Winds tending north-east, becoming moderate to fresh in exposed places; cloudy and mild, with a little light rain. Outlook: Overnight drizzle in Canterbury; fine in Nelson and Marlborough: rain clearing in Buller and Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. . Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .. 1020.9 1021.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. .. Trace To date this month 10 To date this year .. 23 To date last year .. 171 Average to date .. 90 Average for Feb. .. 49 Wettest Feb. (1945) .. 144 Driest Feb. (1973) .. .5 Sunshine: hours Yesterday: Ihr. To date this month 166 To date this year .. 425 To date last year .. 372 Average for February 185 Humidity: • Per cent at noon .. 90 Per cent at 6 p.m. .. 79 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. —Maximum 15deg, minimum 13 deg, 'grass 13deg, rainfall 2mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.5 a.m.; sets, 8.18 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.6 a.m.; sets 8.17 p.m. Moon—Today: sets, 1.42 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.4 a.m.; sets, 2.40 p.m. • . High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 11.13 a.m. and 11.36 p.m. To--morrow: 11.56 a.m. PHASES OF MOON Ljst quarter:’Tomorrow, 2 p.m. New moon: March 6,'11 p.m.

First quarter: March .13, 2 p.m. Full moon: March 21, 3 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 22deg, cloudy, E., 16 knots. *’ Wellington: 23deg, partly cloudy, E;, 4 knots. Christchurch: 17deg, overcast, N.E., 15 knots. Dunedin: 17deg, cloudy, E.,'< 18 knots. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities, of the world in the last 24 hours were:— . Amsterdam, —4, 2; Athens, 10, 15; Bahrain, 16, 21; Bangkok, 26 33; Barbadoes, 25, 29; Beirut, 10, !9; Belgrade, 2,5; Berlin, —l, 3; Bogota, 9, 20; Brussels, —9. 2; Buenos Aires, 25, 32; Caracas, 16, 27; Chicago, 1,4; Copenhagen, 0, 1; Dublin, —1; 4; Frankfurt, —6, 1; Geneva, 0,3; Havana. 19; 25; Helsinki, —6, —2; Hong Kong, 20, 23; Honolulu, il, 29; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem. 7, 14; Johannesburg, 14, 22; Kiev, —ll, 0; Ktiala Lumpur, 22, 33; Lima, 20, 25; Lisbon, 7, 16; London, 0,4; .Los Angeles, 11. 25: Madrid, —<l2, 1; Manila, 23, 33: Mexico City, 9, 20; Miami, 15, 26; Montreal, 4, 13; Moscow, —lO, —5; Nassau, 15.23; New Delhi, 15, 29; New York, 3, 5; Nicosia, 8, 18; Oslo, —4, 2; Paris, —3, 3; Rio de Janeiro; 20, 34; Rome, —l, 10; San Francisco, 12, 7; San Juan, 24, 29; -Sao Paulo, 19. 28; Seoul, —3, 1; Singapore. 24, 33; Stockholm, 8,2; Taipei, 16, 22; Tel Aviv,. 12, 19; Tokyo, 2,4: Toronto,'7, TO; Vancouver, 5, 13; Vienna; 0,1.