NOON FORECAST

Press, 31 August 1984, Page 30

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: A low pressure in the Tasman Sea is slow moving, a frontal zone is moving slowly south over the North Island bringing rain and showers. ' District forecasts: Canterbury: Moderate north-easterlies, with low cloud and drizzle about the coast night and morning; some light alpine

showers, otherwise fine. Nelson, Marlborough, Buller, Westland: Moderate north-easterlies; cloudy with scattered light rain. Tomorrow: Fine in most areas. Extended range forecast until Monday: Rain clearing in most areas on Sunday; winds decreasing.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars .... 1006.2 1006.9 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 11 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 3 To date this month. ... 19 To date this year 425 To date last year 370 Average to date 454 Average for August ... 56 Wettest August (1975) . . 149 Driest August (1948) ... 5 Sunshine: hrs To date this month. ... 149 To date this year 1316 To date last year 1305 Average for August ... 145 Humidity: Per cent at noon 95 Per cent at 6 p.m 93 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 13 deg, minimum 8 deg, grass 8 deg, rainfall 3 SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun — Today: Rises, 6.59 a.m.; sets, 6.1 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.57 a.m.; sets, 6.2 p.m. Moon — Today: Rises, 9.23 a.m.; sets, 11.30 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 9.52 a.m.; High tide at Lyttelton — Today: 8.7 a.m. and 8.35 p.m. Tomorrow: 9.6 a.m. and 9.32 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 First quarter September 2. Full moon: September 10. Last quarter: September 18. New moon: September 25. NOON WEATHER Auckland: 15deg„ cloudy, E., 16

knots. Wellington: 13deg., cloudy, E., Christchurch: 10deg., drizzle, E.,' 15 knots. Dunedin: 9deg., drizzle, N.E., 9 knots. Air pollution Christchurch readings, 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday: Smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, nil. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 7, 20; Brisbane, 9, 22; Canberra, —2,15; Hobart, 5, 16; Melbourne, 5, 18; Perth, 4, 15 (noon); Sydney, 7, 17. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 16, 22; Athens, 19, 30; Bahrain, 28, 36; Bangkok, 28, 34; Barbados, 26, 30; Beirut, 22, 28; Belgrade, 12, 25; Berlin, 11, 26; Bogota, 8, 18; Brussels, 7, 25; Buenos Aires, 4, 16; Cairo, 20,3 2; Calgary, 2, 16; Caracas, 20, 28; Chicago, 19, 32; Copenhagen, 16, 22; Dublin, 10, 17; Frankfurt, 12, 25; Geneva, 13, 26; Havana, 25, 32; Helsinki, 10, 15; Hong Kong, 28, 33; Honolulu, 24, 28; Islamabad, 23, 34; Jakarta, 24, 32; Jerusalem, 16, 25; Johannesburg, 5, 18; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 15, 19; Lisbon, 18, 34; London, 16, 23; Los Angeles, 21, 30; Madrid, 13, 28; Manila, 24, 28; Mexico City, 12, 22; Montevideo, 1, 16; Moscow, 8, 12; Nassau, 22, 31; New Delhi, 25, 32; New York, 20, 27; Nicosia, 18, 33; Oslo, 11, 19; Paris, 15, 25; Peking, 19, 30; Rio de Janeiro, 12, 19; Rome, 16, 28; San Francisco, 14, 20; Santiago, 4, 25; seoul, 24, 29; Singapore, 25, 31; Stockholm, 11, 21; Tokyo, 23, 29; Toronto, 20, 23; Vienna, 10, 20; Warsaw, 6, 23.