Noon forecast

Press, 23 October 1981, Page 24

Noon forecast

General forecast: Mainly fine in the east of the South Island; rain, easing to showers, elsewhere. District forecasts: Canterbury: Cloudy, with rain about the Alps and few scattered falls elsewhere; northerlies, occasionally fresh at times, but the winds becoming variable; mild. Nelson: Cloudy and mild, with occasional rain;

. north-easterlies, fresh and gusty at times. Marlborough: Northerlies, strong about the Sounds and fresh at times elsewhere, decreasing later today; cloudy with scattered rain; mild. Buller, Westland: Strong northerlies decreasing this morning; cloudy, with occasional rain; mild and humid. Outlook: Unsettled, with showers in most places.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: ..... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars . .. . 1005.3 1003.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 20 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month. ... 47 To date this year. ... 484 To date last year 565 Average to date 515 Average for October ... 46 Wettest (1947) 137 . Driest (1961) 3 ’ Sunshine: hrs Yesterday: nil. To date this month. . . . 128 To date this year 1553 To date last vear 1645 Average for October . 192 Humidity: Per cent at noon 51 Per cent at 6 p.m..... 45 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg. minimum 10 deg. grass 8 deg,, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.24 a.m.; sets, '7.3 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.23 a.m.; sets, 7.4 p.m. ' Moon—Today: Rises, 3.32 a.m.; sets, 2.8 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 4.2 a.m.; sets. 3.12 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton-Today: 12.32 am. and 12.58 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.27 a.m. and 1.51 p m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura. add 17min: Kaia-

poi and Sumner, add 30min). PHASES OF MOON New moon: October 28, 9 a.m. First quarter: November 5,2 p.m. Full moon: November 12,11 am. Last quarter: November 19. 4 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., cloudy. N.E.. 17 knots. Wellington: 13deg., cloudy, N.W., 20 knots. Christchurch: 18deg.. cloudy, N.E., 2 knots. Dunedin: 9deg., cloudy. N.E., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide. 10, 17; Brisbane. 16, 23; Canberra. 7, 19; Darwin, 27, 34; Hobart, 11, 14: Melbourne, 11, 16; Perth, 15. 24 (noon); Sydney, 14. 19. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours Amsterdam, 10, 12; Athens, 18, 25; Bahrain, 27, 32; Bangkok, 28, 33; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 18, 27; Belgrade, 11, 25; Berlin, 5, 10; Bogota, 4, 21; Brussels, 3. 13; Buenos Aires, 11, 23; Cairo, 18, 33; Caracas, 20, 28; .Chicago, 7, 21; Dublin. 4, 10; Frankfurt, 6, 13; Geneva, 5, 17; Havana, 23, 30; Helsinki. 4. 10; Hong Kong. 25, 28; Honolulu. 18, 30; Jakarta, 23, 34; Johannesburg, 6, 19; Kiev. 5,8; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 32; Lima, 14, 18; Lisbon, 17. 27; London, 5, 10; Los Angeies, 19, 30; Madrid, 9, 25; Manila, 21. 33; Miami, 23, 26;