Noon forecast

Press, 20 August 1981, Page 32

Noon forecast

General forecast: : Some early-morning low cloud is expected in the east of the South Island,'- with isolated showers in western areas. Otherwise the weather should be mainly fine, over New Zealand. District forecasts: Canterbury: Light variable winds; showers about the western ranges clearing and mainly fine elsewhere; cool.

Marlborough, Nelson: Light winds, tending southwesterly; fine. Buller, Westland: Variable winds, tending southwesterly; occasional showers but increasing fine intervals; cool. Outlook: Mainly fine in all districts but showers in western Nelson, Buller, and Westland late tomorrow.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 991.4 994.8 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 14 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month. ... 18 To date this year 339 To date last year 551 Average to date 420 Average for August ... 55 Wettest August (1975) . . 149 Driest August (1948) . . . 5 Sunshine: hrs ■ Yesterday/7 hr 6 min To date this month 86 To date this year 1179 To date last year 1197 Average for August ... 146 Humidity: Per cent at noon 57 Per cent at 6 p.m..... 89 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 13 deg. minimum —1 deg. grass —1 deg. rainfall trace. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun— Today: Rises. 7.16 a.m.; sets. 5.49 p.m. Tomorrow: > Rises. 7.15 a.m.; sets, 5.50 p.m. Moon.— Today: Rises, 10.54 p.m.; sets, 9.49 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises. —; sets 10.20 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton.— Today: 8 a.m. and '8.26 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.56 a.m. and 9.20 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60 min; Akaroa, : subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min: Kajapoi and Sumner, add 30min). Phases of Moon . Last quarter; August 23, 2 a m. New moon: August 30, 3 a.m.

First quarter:’September 7. 1 a.m. Full moon: September 14, 3 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland, rain, lldeg.. N. 9 knots. Wellington, cloudy. 12deg., N. 10 knots. Christchurch, partly cloudy, 14deg., calm. Dunedin, partly cloudy, 12deg., S. Q IfTVofc WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 11. 17; Brisbane, 12. 25; Canberra, 7, 11; Darwin, 24, 33; Hobart. 7, 13; Melbourne. 10, 17; Sydney, 13, 19. Minimum and maximum tem-

peratures in main cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam. 12. 19; Athens, 24. 32; Bahrain. 31. 37; Bangkok, 28, 33; Barbados. 26. 30; Beirut, 22. 28; Belgrade. 15. 21; Berlin, 12, 20; Bogota. 7. 19; Brussels, 15, 24; Buenos Aires, 7. 23; Cairo. 22, 34; Caracas, 18, 28; Copenhagen, 12, 19; Dublin, 11, 19; Frankfurt, 6, 19; Geneva, 16. 23; Havana, 26. 30; Helsinki. 12, 18; Hong Kong, 27, 31; Honolulu, 23, 31; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 17, 29; Johannesburg, 8,19; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 14, 18; Lisbon. 15, 27; London. 13, 23; Los Angeles, 19, 25; Madrid. 19, 33; Manila, 24. 31; Mexico City, 15, 25; Montevideo, 9, 19; Montreal, 10, 22; Moscow, 13, 26; Nassau,* 21, 30;- New Delhi, 27, 34; New York, 15, 26; Nicosia. 21, 36; Oslo, 19, 22; Paris, 11, 22; Rio de Janeiro, 15, 27; Rome, 18, 31; San Francisco, 11. 15; Santiago. 4, 25; Seoul. 23, 26; Singapore, 21. 30; Stockholm, 12, 17; Taipei. 27. 36; Tel Aviv, 22, 31; Tokyo, 21, 30; Vancouver, 14, 24; Vienna, 14. 23.