Noon forecast

Press, 21 May 1981, Page 32

Noon forecast

GeneraL forecast: Further rain between Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury and snow to low levels about Marlborough and North Canterbury;: mainly fine but cold in the south and west’of the. South'lsland. District forecasts: ; Canterbury: Easterlies gradually freshening and be- „ coming strong and gusty in the. north and gale force in . some exposed places; overcast ' and. cold * with rain spreading south, some heavy, falls in north and

central Canterbury and snow down to 300 metres. Nelson, Marlborough: Overcast and cool with periods of rain and some snow on the mountains; strong south-east winds. Buller, Westland: Overcast and cool with periods of rain and some snow on the mountains; south-east winds. Outlook: Mainly fine in the south and west of the South Island; unsettled elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the meterological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer:....6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1015.5 1018.1 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) ~ 7 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to .11 p.m...... 7 To date .this month. ... 16 To date this year. . ... 127 To date last year..... 392 Average to date. . . ... 255 Average for May 76 Wettest (1959) ....... 19 Driest (1960) . . . . .... 13 Sunshine: ■ hrs Yesterday 0 hr 0 min To date this month. . . . 86 To date this year 847 To date last year. .... 785 •Average for May , .. .: ■ 126 Humidity: 1 Per cent at noon 98% Per cent at 6 p.m.... . . 88% Temperatures arid rainfall. for the 24 hours to 9 a,m.,’yesterday: Maximum 10. deg, minimurn 5 deg, grass 5 deg, rainfall 14mm. SUN/ MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.42 a.m.; sets, 5.9 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.43 a.m.; sets,: 5.8 p.m. Moon—Today; Rises, 6.53 p.m.; sets, 9.14 a.m. Tomorrow: : Rises, 7.38 p.m.; sets 10.8 ■ a.m. ■ High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 6.9 a.m. and 6.35 p.m. Tomorrow: 7 a.m. and 7.24 p.m. (Akaroa, subtract , 45min; ; i Port Levy, subtract 30riiin; Ashburton and Rakaia, sub- ; tract 25min; Lake-Forsyth,; subtract 60min; Kaikoura. add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.) ; ''. . , PHASES OF . JIOON.c ' Last Quarter: May 27/9'a.m. /New Moon: June 3, midnight.

■ First Quarter: June 10, midnight. 1 Full Moon: June 18, 3 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg., partly cloiidy, N.,,12 knots. Wellington: lOdeg., overcast, rain, S„ 8 knots.. , : .... Christchurch: 7deg.; overcast, ; light, rain; calm. : ' Duhedm; 7deg.; fine,' W:, 2 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the- main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:' Amsterdam. 6, 16: Athens, 14, 27; Bahrain, 26, 32; Bangkok, 29, ’ 32; Barbados, 25, 30; Belgrade, 12, 24; Berlin. 8. 25; Bogota, 7, 20; Brussels, 10.18; Buenos Aires, 17, 19; Cairo, 15, 35; Caracas, 20, 28; Chicago, 7, 14; Copenhagen, 10, 13; Dublin, 8,11; Frankfurt. 8,. 21; Geneva, 7, 23; Havana, 22, 33; Helsinki, 10, 21; Hong Kong, 23, 28; Honolulu, 21, 30; Jakarta, 24, 33; Jerusalem, 11, 21; Johannesburg, 6, 16; Kiev,' 9; 20; Kuala Lumpur,. 24, 32; Lima, -17? 23; Lisbon,“l4,'‘2l; London, 11,17; Los Angeles, .16,; 27; Madrid, 7, 25; Manila, -26,' 37; Mexico City, 13, 28; Miami, 16,19; Montreal, 0,11; Moscow, 6, 16;; Nassau, 25, 31; New: Delhi, 27, 43; New York, 10, 21; Nicosia, 14. 31; Oslo, 9, 23; Paris; 14, 23; Rio de Janeiro, 19, 28; Rome, 10, 25; San Francisco, 13, 17; San Juan, 25, 30: Santiago, 7, 18; Sao Paulo, 17, 25; Seoul, 7, 14; Singapore, 25, 32; Stockholm, 8. 22; Taipei, 19, 30: Tel Ayiv, 14, 22; Tokyo, 14, 16; Toronto, 4, 15; Vancouver,'?!, 15; Vienna, 11,' 15: Temperatures in ' the main Australiari;cities were: „ ■ T Adelaitejt;. 16:Brisbane.15, 20; Canberra’, 2,: 11; Hobart, 4,15. ‘Melbourne. 2, 13; Perth, 15, 23 (noon); Sydney, 11, 17.