Noon forecast

Press, 18 November 1981, Page 56

Noon forecast

General forecast: Cool south-westerlies will bring showers to many parts of New Zealand but it should become fine in Nelson, Buller, and Westland and also in Otago and inland Southland. District forecasts: Canterbury: Fresh, cool south-westerlies about the coast, and lighter winds inland; periods of light rain, easing to coastal showers, with increasing fine intervals inland. Nelson, Buller: Winds tending to cool southerlies; cloud breaking this morning to

be mainly fine this afternoon. Marlborough: Fresh southerlies becoming general about the coast, with scattered rain; variable winds inland, with showers clearing during the day. Westland: Rain easing to scattered showers, and becoming fine; fresh westerlies turning southerly and moderating this morning; cool. Outlook: A south-westerly airstream should cover New Zealand with mainly fine weather, but showers in places exposed to the south-west.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 996.7 1001.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 15 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 4 To date this month. ... 20 To date this year 518 To date last year 606 Average to date 558 Average for N0v..... 47 Wettest Nov. (1952). ... 140 Driest Nov. (1947) 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday Nil hr min To date this month. ... 87 To date this year 1720 To date last year 1825 Average for Nov 208 Humidity: Per cent at noon ..... 86 Per cent at 6 p.m 86 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 24 deg. minimum 13 deg, grass Bdeg, rainfall trace. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.53 a.m.; sets, 8.37 p.m. Tomorrow; Rises, 5.52 a.m.; sets, 8.36 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 1.58 a.m.; sets, 11.52 a.m. Tomorrow; Rises, 2.35 a.m.; sets, 12.59 p.m. ■; . High tides at Lyttelton—Today: 10.52 a.mi and 11.20 p.m. Tomorrow; 11.46 a.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30mm). Phases of Moon Last quarter: Tomorrow, 4 a.m. New moon: November 27,4 a.m.

First quarter; December 5. 5 a.m. Full moon; December 11,10 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg., cloudy, W.. 17 knots. Wellington: 14deg., partly cloudy, N.W.. 23 knots. Christchurch: 13deg., overcast, S.W., 5 knots. Dunedin: 10deg., overcast. S.W., 13 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the mam Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 10, 17; Brisbane, 19. 25; Canberra, 1,15; Darwin, 24,32 (noon); Hobart, 8, 21; Melbourne, 9,15; Perth, 14,26; Sydney, 9.19. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the mam cities of the world yesterday were: Amsterdam, 0,7; Athens. 9, 14; Bahram, 21, 27; Bangkok, 26, 29; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 12, 16; Belgrade, 2,5; Berlin, 1,4, Bogota, 9, 18; Brussels, -2, 11; Buenos Aires, 14,25; Cairo, 11,21; Caracas, 18, 28; Chicago, 1, 16; Dublin, 3, 10; Frankfurt, -6, 3; Geneva, 3,6; Havana. 19, 26; Helsinki, 1,4; Hong Kong, 21, 27; Honolulu, 15, 25; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 7, 16; Johannesburg,' 14,24; Kiev, -2,0; Kuala Lumpur; 23, 33; Lima, 15, 20; Lisbon, 13, 21; London, 7,9; Los Angeles, 14, 23; Madrid, 0, 15; Manila, 22, 32; Mexico City, 4, 20; Miami, 18, 25; Montevideo, 18, 20; Montreal, -4, 7; Moscow, -2, -1; Nassau, 16, 26; New Delhi, 12, 25; New York, 8, 10; Nicosia, 9, 19; Oslo. 1,2; Rio, 19, 29; Rome, 1, 10; San Francisco, 14.19; San Juan, 24,32; Sao Paulo, 16, 29; Seoul, 7, 10; Singapore, 24, 31; Stockholm, -2, 2;Taipei, 19, 25; Tel Aviv, 12, 22Tokyo. 9, 20; Toronto, 8, 16; Vancouver. 7, 12; Vienna, 0, 4. •