NOON FORECAST

Press, 30 April 1982, Page 26

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: The trough of low pressure in the Tasman Sea is expected to move only slowly eastwards during the day. The' cold front should be clearing the North Island, and in most eastern districts fine weather predominating. In the west of both islands and about the northern half of the North island, it is likely to be showery, especially on the west coast of the South Island, where some heavy showers or thunderstorms are expected. District forecast: Canterbury: Moderate northeasterlies predominating about the coast, with north-westerlies inland, fresh in exposed places;

becoming mainly. fine, apart from showers in the western high country; milder. Nelson: Fine apart from some showers about the western ranges; fresh northerly winds. Marlborough: Fine; northerlies, fresh about the sounds, but lighter elsewhere. Westland: North-easterlies, fresh in exposed places; changeable and cool with showery periods. Buller: Showers, with northerlies, -fresh at times; becoming cooler. Outlook Saturday: Clearing. Outlook: Showers in Canterbury, Marlborough, and Nelson; clearing in Buller and Westland.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars 993.9 999.7 Temperature: deg Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 17 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m nil To date this month. ... 47 To date this year 96 To date last year. .... 109 Average to date 204 Average for April 53 Wettest April (1978) . 199 Driest April (1979) .... 8 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday . 1 hr 6 min To date this month. ... 138 To date this year 812 To date last year 759 Average for April 142 Humidity: Per cent at noon 42 ' Per cent at 6 p.m 53 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 16 deg, minimum -2 deg, grass -2 deg. rainfall nil. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.19 a.m.; sets, 5.33 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.20 a.m.; sets, 5.31 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 1.50 p.m.; sets, 11.25 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 2.32 o.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: . 10.11 a.m. and 10.38 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.07 a.m. and 11.33 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaia- . poi and Sumner, add 30min.) Phases of Moon New moon: May 23, 5 p.m. First quarter: Tomorrow, midnight. .

Full moon: May 8, 1 p.m. Last quarter: May 16, 5 n.m. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18deg., cloudy, N., 20 knots. Wellington: 16deg., cloudy, N., 15 knots. Christchurch: 17deg., cloudv, N.E.,.15 knots. Dunedin: 13deg., overcast, N.E., 20 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: . Amsterdam, 4, 11; Athens, 10, 18; Bahrain, 26, 29; Bangkok, 29, 35; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 16, 23; Belgrade, 3,9; Berlin, 2, 11; Bogota, 7, 20; Brussels, 4, 12; Buenos Aires, 16, 21; Cairo, 15, 28; • Caracas, 18, 26; Chicago, 0, 19; Copenhagen, 6, 13; Dublin, 8, 15; Frankfurt, 3, 17; Geneva, 8, 15; Havana, 8, 25; Helsinki, 4,7; Hong Kong; 22, 23; Honolulu, 21, 28; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 12, 21; Johannesburg, 10, 16; Kiev, 5, 12; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 18, 23; Lisbon, 11, 21; London, 9, 16; Los Angeles, 14,19; Madrid, 7, 15; Manila, 26, 34; Mexico City, 13, 27; Miami, 22, 28; Montevideo, 15, 22; Montreal, 0,14; Moscow, 5, 11; Nassau, 19, 30; New Delhi, 20, 30; New York, 5, 23; Nicosia, 8, ■ 23; Oslo, 5,17; Paris, 5,14; Rio de Janeiro, 16, 28; Rome, 7, 20; San Francisco, 10, 15; San Juan, 23, 31; Santiago, 9, 23; Sao Paulo, 13, 20; Seoul, 14, 21; Singapore, 24, 32; Taipei, 19, 26; Tel Aviv, 17, 23; Tokyo, 11, 14; Toronto, 0,9; Vancouver, 4. 15; Vienna, 3, 9. Temperatures in the main Australian cities were: Adelaide, 12, 18; Brisbane, 13, 22; Canberra, 3, 15; Hobart, 9, 18; Melbourne, 10, 15; Perth, 15 28 (noon); Sydney, 11, 20.