Noon forecast

Press, 26 November 1981, Page 36

Noon forecast

General forecast: Some showers are expected in Northland and Gisborne. Elsewhere mainly fine apart from a few cloudy areas, and isolated afternoon showers about the ranges. However, a weak cold front is expected to move on to the south of the South Island in the afternoon accompanied by showers and a southwesterly wind change. District forecasts:

Canterbury: North-easterlies, fresh about the coast, but moderate northerlies

prevailing inland; mild inland. Marlborough, Nelson, Buller: Mainly fine and mild, but isolated afternoon showers about the ranges; light winds apart from coastal sea breezes. Westland: Moderate northwesterlies developing in the south by evening, with cloudy skies and a few showers; mild. Outlook: Brief south-west wind change likely in Canterbury; some showers in Westland, but fine elsewhere.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office. Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 1021.1 1019.9 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17.8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m . — To date this month. ... 29 To date this year 527 To date last year. .... 613 Average to-date 572 Average for November . 47 Wettest (1952) 140 Driest (1947) . 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 11 hr 6 min To date this month. ... 168 To date this year 1801 To date last year 1900 Average tor November . 208 Humidity: Per cent at noon 69 Per cent at 6 p.m 66 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg, minimum 11 deg. grass 10 deg, rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 5.46 a.m.; sets, 8.47 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 5.46 a.m.; sets, 8.49 p.m. Moon—Today; Rises, 5.44 a.m.; sets, 8.10 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.15 a.m.; sets 9.8 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 5.6 a.m. and 5.22 p.m. Tomorrow: 5.48 a.m. and 6.5 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa. subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30mini- Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura. add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min — Phases of Moon New moon: Tomorrow, 4 a.m. '

First quarter. December 5, 5 a.m. Full moon: December 11,10 p.m. Last quarter: December 18, 7 p.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 17deg., cloudy, haze, N.E., 13 knots. Wellington: 19deg., cloudy, S.W., 3 knots. Christchurch: I6deg., cloudy, haze, E., 11 knots. Dunedin: 19deg., cloudy, N.E.; 9 ■ knots WORLD WEATHER Amsterdam. 6, 14; Athens, 8, 20; Bahrain, 17, 24; Bangkok, 25, 31; Barbados, 25, 30; Beirut, 11, 19; Belgrade, 6, 18; Berlin, 1,5; Bogota, 7, 18; Brussels, 0,8; Buenos Aires, 17. 25; Cairo, 8, 23; Caracas. 17, 28; Chicago, —ll, 1; Copenhagen, 3, 11; Dublin, 3,9; Frankfurt, 2, 11; Geneva, —2, 15; Havana, 18, 26; Helsinki, 0,4; Hong Kong, 21, 23; Honolulu, 22, 25; Jakarta, 23, 33; Jerusalem, 3, 15; Johannesburg, 15, 26; Kiev, 4, 4; Kuala Lumpur, 24, 33; Lima, 15,20; Lisbon, 13, 21; London, 5,8; Los Angeles, 13, 22; Madrid, 6,14; Manila, 23, 32; Mexico City, 5, 22; Miami, 15, 24; Montevideo, 13, 23; Montreal, —3, 1; Moscow, —4, 0; Nassau, 18, 26; New Delhi, 11, 27; New York, 2,5; Nicosia. 5, 20; Oslo, 1,2; Paris, 4, 13; Rio de Janeiro, 17, 30; Rome, 2, 15; San Francisco, 12, 18; San Juan, 24, 31; Santiago, 8, 25; Sao Paulo, 14, 26; Seoul, 2,'9; Singapore, 23,.30; Stockholm, —2. 4; Taipei, 18, 26; Tel Aviv, 9, 20; Tokyo, 7, 18; Toronto, —l, 0; Vancouver, 5,9; Vienna, 8, 15. Australian cities were: Adelaide, 12, 29; Brisbane,. 19, 26: Canberra, 8, 22: Hobart, 12, 15; Melbourne, 12, 18; Perth, 15, 18 (noon); Sydney, 18, 22.