NOON FORECAST

Press, 14 May 1985, Page 40

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: Cold southerlies becoming strong or gale force in many exposed places. Some rain or showers in all areas, with snow to low levels over the South Island overnight and over the North Island ranges during today. However, becoming fine on the west coast of the South Island. District forecast: Canterbury: Southerlies, gale force about exposed coasts and strong at times elsewhere; wintry

showers with snow to low levels. Nelson, Buller: Fine with cool south-easterlies freshening. Marlborough: Cold southerly gales; frequent wintry showers with snow on the ranges. Westland: Fine; south-east-erlies strong in exposed places. Tomorrow: Fine in Nelson and the West Coast; showers clearing in Canterbury and Marlborough. Extended forecast until Friday: Rain clearing.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11 p.m. Millibars .... 1010.6 1009.2 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 8 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m 13 To date this month. . . . Tee To date this year 143 To date last year 286 Average to date 241 Average for May 70 Wettest (1959) 198 Driest (1960) 13 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 0 hr 0 min To date this month. ... 79 To date this year 1003 To date last year 833 Average for May 125 Humidity: Per cent at noon ..... 89 Per cent at 6 p.m 87 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 14 deg. minimum 5 deg, grass 4 deg, rainfall o.2mm. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises 7.35 a.m., sets 5.16 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 7.36 a.m., sets 5.15 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises 1.29 a.m., sets 3.03 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises 2.32 a.m., sets 3.21 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 12.18 a.m. and 12.47 p.m. Tomorrow: 1.07 a.m. and 1.35 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 New moon: May 20. First quarter: May 28. Full moon: June 3. Last quarter: June 10.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 16deg., cloudy, S.W., 18 knots. Wellington: Udeg., showers, S.E., 8 knots. Christchurch: Bdeg., drizzle, S.W., 18 knots. Dunedin: 9deg., cloudy, S.W., 13 knots. Air Pollution Christchurch readings, 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Smoke, low; sulphur dioxide, low. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities in the last 24 hours were: Adelaide, 12, 22; Brisbane, 15, 24; Canberra, 5, 15; Hobart, 3, 15; Melbourne, 7, 21; Perth, 10, 19 (noon); Sydney, 13, 19. Temperatures in the main cities of the world were: Amsterdam, 11, 20; Athens, 17, 26; Bahrain, 26, 35; Bangkok, 25, 34; Barbados, 24, 28; Beirut, 18, 25; Belgrade, 14, 23; Berlin, 10, 24; Bermuda, 20, 25; Bogota, 8, 17; Brussels, 9, 17; Buenos Aires, 9, 24; Cairo, 20, 33; Calgary, 3, 16; Caracas, 19, 26; Chicago, 16, 30; Copenhagen, 8, 17; Dublin, 7, 18; Frankfurt, 12, 21; Geneva, 5, 13; Helsinki, 4, 14; Hong Kong, 26, 31; Honolulu, 21, 28; Islamabad, 16, 35; Jakarta, 23, 32; Jerusalem, 14, 21; Johannesburg, 12, 20; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lisbon, 9, 20; London, 9, 10 - Los Angeles, 13, 19; Madrid, 3, 14; Manila, 23, 36; Mexico City, 11, 26; Montevideo, 6, 20; Moscow, 14, 24; Nassau, 20, 25; New Delhi, 25, 39; New York, 20, 30; Nicosia, 15, 29; Oslo, 6, 17; Paris, 22, 13; Peking, 17, 23; Rio de Janeiro, 18, 29; Rome, 8, 22; San Francisco, 10, 16; Santiago, 6, 19; Seoul, 15, 26; Singapore, 25, 31; Stockholm, 5, 15; Tokyo, 16, 24; Toronto, 12, 27; Vienna, 10, 22: Warsaw 6 20