Noon forecast

Press, 29 April 1981, Page 42

Noon forecast

General forecast: Showers in the west of the South Island, in eastern districts it should be fine apart from high cloud, with northwesterlies predominating. District forecasts: Canterbury: Variable high cloud, some showers about the western ranges, but mainly dry elsewhere, moderate north-easterlies gradually prevailing, mild by day. Nelson: West to North-west

winds fresh at times, cloud increasing, a few showers, mild, Marlborough: Increasing cloud and a few showers developing about the ranges, north-westlies fresh at times, mild. Buller, Westland: North-east-erlies becoming fresh at times, variable skies with showers. Outlook: Scattered showers on the West Coast, mainly dry in eastern districts.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1006.8 1004.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 16 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m trace To date this month. ... 39 To date this year. .... 109 To date last year 358 Average to date. ..... 21'3 Average for April 53 Wettest April (1968) ... 188 Driest April (1979) .... 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 7 hr — min To date this month. . . . 168 To date this year. .... 761 To date last year. .... 675 Average for April 142 Humidity: Pcr cent at noon 56 Per cent at 6 p.m..... 75 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 18 deg. minimum 0 deg, grass 5 deg. rainfall nil SON, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.5 a.m.; sets .5.47 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.6 a.m.; sets, 5.46 p.m. Moon-Today: Rises, 12.24 am.; sets, 3.3 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.48 a.m.; sets 3.37 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton-Today: 12.8 p.m. Tomorrow: 12.30 a.m. and 12.57 p.m. (Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, 2smin; Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Kaikoura, add . ]7min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, - add 30min).

PHASES OF MOON New moon: May 4, 4 p.m. First quarter: May 11, 10 a.m. Full moon: May 19, noon. Last quarter: May 27, 9 a.m. NOON WEATHER Aucklahd: 16deg., cloudy, S.W., 8 knots. Wellington: 15deg., partly cloudy, N.W.. 14 knots. Christchurch: 15deg., fine, N.E., 10 knots. Dunedin: 13dcg., fine, S.W., '5 knots WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 9, 18; Brisbane, 15, 28; Canberra. 6. 17; Darwin, 21, 33; Hobart, 9, 11; Melbourne, 9, 14; Perth. 18, 23 (noon); Sydney, 17, 22. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam 7, 11; Athens, 15, 25; Bangkok, 27, 34; Beirut, 16, 20; Belgrade, 12, 20; Berlin, 6, 14; Brussels, 4,9; Buenos Aires, 14, 20; Cairo, 20, 36; Chicago, 5, 20; Copenhagen, 2, 10; Dublin, 2,9; Frankfurt, 5; 20; Geneva. —l, 5; Helsinki. 0,8; Hong Kong, 22,. 26; Honolulu, 19, 29; 'Jakarta, 24. 33; Jerusalem, 17. 22: Johannesburg, 12. 20; Kiev. 4,6; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lisbon, 5. 15; London, 4,9; Los Angeles, 16. 21; Madrid. 2. Ip; Manila, 24, 34; Montreal. .4, 16; Moscow. 2.9; NewDelhi,' 23, 40; New York, 7, 19; Oslo, -fr2, 9; ; Paris, 2,9; Rio, 19, 33; Rome. 10,. 20: San Francisco, 8, 13; San Juan, 24.. 31; Santiago, 10. 20; Sao Paulo, 18, 27; Seoul, 8, 22; Singapore, 25, 33;. Stockholm, 4,8; Tel Aviv. 15; 26; Tokyo, 12, 23; Toronto, 2. 13; Vancouver, 3, 14; Vienna, 17, 26.