Noon forecast

Press, 16 November 1981, Page 36

Noon forecast

General forecast: A depression in the northeast Tasman Sea should move slowly south, with rain over the North Island and the north of the South Island easing about midday to occasional showers and fine intervals, with mild northerly winds. The rain should be’come more general in the south of the South Island. District forecasts: Canterbury: North-easterly winds, freshening in many coastal places, overnight; overcast, with scattered drizzle turning to rain.

Marlborough: Easterly winds, freshening: rain, gradually easing and. fine intervals' developing inland. Nelson, Bullen Northeasterly winds, fresh and gusty in exposed places; rain, sometimes heavy in the ranges, but easing this morning to occasional showers, with some fine intervals; mild. Westland: Easterly winds, fresh in some valleys; cloudy, with occasional rain; mild. Outlook: Fine in the east of the North Island; unsettled elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .. ; . . 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 1002.3 999.3 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 15 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 1 Saturday Nil To date this month. ... 15 To date this year 514 To date last year 605 Average to date 554 Average for Nov 47 Wettest Nov. <19521. ... 140 Driest Nov. (1947) 8 Sunshine: hrs •Yesterdaynil Saturday 6hr 24min To date’ this month. ... 78 To date this year 1711 To dale last year 1817 Average for Nov 208 Humidity: Per cent al noon 95 Per cent at 6 p.m 93 Temperaiures and rainfall for the 24 hours lo 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 25deg. minimum 12deg, grass 12deg. rainfall 4mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.54 a.m.; sets.. 8.35 p.m. Tomorrow: rises. 5.54 a.m.; sets, 8.36 p.m. . - Moon—Today: Rises 12.16 a.m.; sets, 9.39 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.12 a.m; sets 10.45 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 8.59 a.m. and 9.28 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.57 a.m. and 10.25 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: Nov. 19, 4 a.m. New Moon: Nov. 27, 4 a.m. First quarter: Dec. 5, 5 a.m. Full moon: Dec. 11, 10 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: rain, 17deg., N.E., 26 . knots. Wellington: overcast, 20deg., calm. Christchurch: overcast. 14deg.. S.W., 5 knots. Dunedin: cloudy, 13deg., S.E., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in main Australian centres yesterday were.— Adelaide. 11, 17; Brisbane. 19. 25; Canberra. 10. 19; Darwin (noon) 29, 33: Hobart 8, 11; Melbourne, 11, 18; Perth (noon), 15. 23; Sydney. 14. 20. Minimum and maximum temperatures in main world centres yesterday were.— Amsterdam, 4, 10; Athens. 9, 17; Bahrain. 29, 33; Bangkok, 25, 29; Barbados, 23, 31; Beirut, 12. 17; Belgrade, 5,7; Berlin, 0,5; Bogota, 11, 19; Brussels, 1. 10; Buenos Aires. 21, 32; Cairo, 15. 22; Caracas. 17, 29; Copenhagen, 2,6; Dublin, 4, 11; Frankfurt, 3, 10; Geneva, 3,9; Havana,. 20, 26; Helsinki, —l, 2; Hong Kong, 20, 23; Honolulu, 23, 39; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 7, 17; Johannesburg, 14, 27; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 16, 23; London. 6.11; Los Angeles. 16, 20; Madrid, 4, 19; Manila, 23, 32; Mexico City, 10, 19; Montevideo, 17, 29; Montreal, —5, 6; Moscow, —2,. 0; Nassau, 22, 27; New Delhi, 12, 24; New York, 0, 11; Nicosia. 5. 18; Oslo. 1,3; Paris, 7, 10;