Noon forecast

Press, 14 November 1981, Page 64

Noon forecast

General forecast: A complex trough covering the central Tasman Sea is moving only slowly eastwards. A northerly airstream covering New Zealand is expected to bring mist and drizzle to northern and western districts. Some heavier showers are likely in the afternoon in inland North Island areas. In the east of both islands, fine mild weather should continue apart from high cloud at times. In the south of the South Island, fine weather at first, apart from a few showers in southern Fiordland and Southland, but a cool south-westerly change should spread more frequent showers into Southland and Otago this afternoon.

District forecasts: Canterbury: Fine, apart from considerable highcloud especially in the north, and a few showers in the Alps: moderate northerlies; warm in the afternoon. Nelson, Buller: Cloudy, with areas of mist or drizzle: moderate winds from the north or east. Marlborough: Moderate northerlies: mist and drizzle patches about the sounds; fine apart from variable high cloud. Westland: Cloudy with areas of mist or drizzle; moderate winds from the north

or east. Outlook: Scattered showers in most South Island districts.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport. yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m Millibars 1094.5 1006.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum Ito 6 p.m.i . . 26 Rainfall: mm 9 a.m. to II p.m nil .To date this month. ... 11 To date this year 509 To date last year 605 Average to date 551 Average for November . 47 Wettest Nov (1952) .... 140 Driest Nov (1947) 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 10 hr 54 min To date this month. . . 72 To date this year 1705 To date last year 1803 Average for Nov 208 Humidity: Per cent at noon 29 Per cent at 6 p.m 50 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 18 aeg. minimum 9 deg. grass 5 deg. rainfall tee SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.55 a.m.; sets. 8.33 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises. 5.55 a.m.; sets. 8.34 p.m: Moon—Today: Rises. 11.11 p.m., sets, 7.44 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 12.16 a.m.; sets, 8.39 a.m.'

High tide al Lyttelton—Today: 6.57 a.m. and 7.26 p.m. Tomorrow: 7.59 a.m. and 8.28 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract

45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia. subtract 25min; Kaikoura. add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min). Phases of Moon ’ Last quarter: November 19.'4 am. New moon: November 27. 4 a.m. First quarter: December 5. 5 a.m. Full moon: December 11. 10 p.m NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., cloudy, N.W.. 18 knots. Wellington: 15deg., cloudy, variable, 5 knotts. Christchurch: 24deg., partjy cloudy, N.E., 5 knots. Dunedin: 'l9deg., partly cloudy. S.E., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER ) Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were:— Amsterdam. 3. 10; Athens. 5, 12; Bahrain, 21, 29; Bangkok. 24, 29; Barbaoos, 22. 30; Beirut. 11. 19; Belgrade. —l, 9; Berlin. 1,6; Bogota. 9. 19; Brussels. 3. 10: Buenos Aires, 14, 24; Cairo, 15. 22; Caracas. 20, 28; Chicago. —l. 11; Copenhagen. 8. 10; Dublin. 4, 11;