Noon forecast

Press, 1 May 1981, Page 24

Noon forecast

General forecast: The ridge of high pressure in the. Tasman Sea should spread, on to the South Island giving fine weather, apart from a few showers in the east of the North Island. District forecasts: Canterbury: Light variable winds but moderate north-easter-lies by afternoon; fine; cold

night;- mild afternoon; some frosts inland. Nelson, Marlborough: Becoming fine apart from some coastal low cloud. Buller, Westland: Fine; cool night; mild afternoon. Outlook: Fine apart from a few showers in the east of the North Island.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 pin. Millibars 1019.6 1022.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (.to 6 p.m.) . . 13 Rainfall: W mm. 9 a m. to 11 p.m...... trace To date this month. ... 41 To date this year. .... lit) To date last year 388 Average to date. ..... 206 Average for April 53 Wettest April (1968) ... 188 Driest April (1979) . . , 8 Sunshine: S hrs Yesterday 2 hr — min 4) To date this month. ... 170 To date this year 764 To date last year. .... 675 Average for April 142 Humidity: Per cent at noon ..... 74 Per cent at 6 p.m.. . 67 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday:, Maximum 18 deg. minimum 9 deg, grass 8 deg. rainfall Imm. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: rises, 7.7 a.m.; sets, ■ 5.45 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.8 a m.; sets, 5.44 p.m. Moon-Today: Rises, 3 am.; sets, j . 4.9 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.45 I ; a.m.; sets, 4.2 p.m. j High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 1.20 ' a.m. and 1.46 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.22 a.m. and 1.52 p.m. (Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port . Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min). PHASES OF MOON New moon: May 4, 4 p.m. i First quarter; May 11, 10 a.m.

Full moon: may is. noon. Last quarter: May 27, 9 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 19deg., cloudy, W., 10 knots. Wellington: 12deg., cloudy,. S., 13 knots. Christchurch: 12deg., overcast, S.W., 9 knots. Dunedin: 12deg., partly cloudy, W., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 6, 10; Athens, 15, 25; Bahrain, 14, 30; Bangkok, 28, 34; Barbados, 17. 30; Beirut, 17, 20; Belgrade, 5, 16; Berlin, 4, 10; Brussels, 3,9; Buenos Aires, 11, 17; Cairo, 17. 28; Caracas, 19, 29; Chicago, 8, 21; Copenhagen, 1,8; Dublin, 4, 11; Frankfurt, 4, 10; Geneva, 4, 10; Havana, 25, 29; Helsinki, —2, 4; Hong Kong, 25, 29; Honolulu, 22, 30; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 13, 24; Johannesburg, 1, 18; Kiev, 4, 11; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 18, 24; Lisbon, 5, 13; London, 9, 10; Los Angeles, 18, 33; Madrid, 2, 12; Manila, 25, 35; Mexico City, 12, 26; Miami, 23, 26; Moscow. 8, 14; Nassau, 20, 27; New Delhi, 27, .36; New York, 13. 21; Nicosia, 15, 27; Oslo, —3, 9; Paris, 8, 11; Rio de Janeiro, 20, 34; Rome, 7, 18; San Francisco, 13, 29; San Juan, 24, 30; Santiago, 4, 22; Sao Paulo, 18, .27; Seoul, 9, 25; Singapore, 25, 33: Stockholm, 4, 10; Taipei, 25, 30; Tel Aviv, 16, 26; Tokyo, 11, 21; Toronto, 8, 15; Vancouver, 10, 13; Vienna, 6. 8. Temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 9, 23; Brisbane, 17, 25; Canberra, 1, 19; Hobart, 8, 17: Melbourne, 7, 21; Perth, 15, 22 (noon); Sydney, 14, 1&.