forecast

Press, 31 October 1981, Page 64

forecast

General forecast: The anticyclone in the north Tasman Sea is moving slowly north and a moist westerly flow covers the country. The front over the South Island is moving slowly north-east and weakening, but will bring cloudy skies and drizzle to the west of the North Island. In the east of the North Island from Bay of Plenty to Wairarapa the weather will be generally fine with afternoon sea breezes. The cold front just south of the South Island is moving northeast and should reach the Cook Strait area later today. This front will bring a change to colder southerlies ' over the South Island and possibly Wellington with a few showers, but it should clear on the West Coast. District forecasts:

Canterbury: Moderate cooler southerlies, cloudy areas about the coast with a few

showers spreading north during the morning; mainly fine inland. Nelson: Cloudy and cool with light winds; some drizzle, chiefly about the western ranges, becoming fine this afternoon. Marlborough: Mainly fine, but some drizzle about the Sounds; moderate northerlies about the Sounds, but variable winds elsewhere; a change to southerlies is likely this afternoon, becoming cooler. Buller: Cloudy with areas of mist and drizzle at first; a change .to scattered showers and fine periods with the winds tending to cooler south-westerlies. Westland: Extensive areas of mist arid drizzle at first, but a change to scattered showers and fine periods spreading from the south, westerlies. Outlook: Changeable with some showers in many areas.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars ..... 1011." 1012.8 Temperature: deg ; Maximum (to 6 p.m.i . . 17 Rainfall: ‘ mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil To date this month. ... 68 To date this year. .... . 505 To date last year 565 Average to date 527 Average for October... 46 Wettest Oct. (1947) .... 137 Driest Oct. (1961) ..... 3 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday lOhr 36min To date Ibis month 198 To date this year 1623 To date last year 1714 Average for October... 192 Humidity: Per cent at noon 60 Per cent at 6 p.m.. . . ■■ 55 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday. Maximum 14deg. minimum 9aeg. grass 7deg. rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun— Today: Rises 6.13 a.m., sets

8.14 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 6.11 a.m.. sets 8.15 p.m.

Moon—Today: Rises 8.14 a.m. sets 11.14 p.m. Tomorrow Rises 8.52 a.m.

High tide at Lyttelton-Today: 7.57 a.m. and 8.19 p.m. Tomorrow: 8.44 a.m. and 9.5 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa. subtract 45min; Port Lew, subtract 30min; Ashburton' and Rakaia. subtract 25min; Kaikoura. add 17min! Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.).

PHASES OF MOON ' First quarter: November 5. 2

p.m. Full moon: November 12,11 a.m. Last quarter: November 19, 4

a.m. New moon: November 27. 4 a.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg., cloudy, S.W., 14

knots. Wellington: 13deg.. fine, N.. 8

knots. Christchurch: 16deg.. fine. N.E.. 2

knots. Dunedin: 13deg., overcast, S.W., 5 knots.