NOON FORECAST

Press, 5 February 1987, Page 34

NOON FORECAST

General forecast: Scattered rain over the northern half of the North Island, but rain clearing in the south of the North Island and in Marlborough and Nelson; occasional showers, chiefly in the west and south, in the rest of the South Island. District forecasts: Canterbury: Mostly fine, apart from a few showers about the Alps; fresh westerlies moderating and winds tending south-westerly later in the day, with possibly a few coastal showers; becoming cooler. Marlborough: • Fine and

mild with fresh' westerly winds slowly moderating. J Nelson: Fresh west or south-west winds slowly moderating; fine apart from a few showers in the western ranges. •; Buller: Moderate or fresh westerlies with occasional showers and fihe intervals; cool. ' Westland: Winds from the westerly quarter, fresh at times; cool anil showery. Tomorrow: Fine in most districts, but a few showers in the south of the South Island and, at first, in the north of the North Island.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Barometer: .... 6 p.m. 11p.m. Millibars 995.2 997.5 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) ... 30 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. nil To date this month .... tee To date this year 20 To date last year 41 Average to date 57 Average for February . . 45 Wettest February (1945). 144 Driest February (1973). . 5 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 5 hr 54 min To date this month .... 37 To date this year 317 To date last year 249 Average for February . . 186 Humidity: Per cent at noon • 33 Per cent at 6 p.m 16 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 31 deg, minimum 16 deg, grass 17 deg, rainfall tee. SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 6.34 a.m.; ' sets, 8.51 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.35 a.m.; sets, 8.50 p.m. Moon—Today: Rises, 11.48 a.m.; sets, 11.33 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 1.57 p.m.; sets 11.55 p.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 10.22 a.m. and 10.50 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.13 a.m. and 11.41 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract

25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi arid Sumner, add 30min.). ' Phases of the Moon £ First quarter: tomorrow. tFull moon: February 14. Last quarter: February 21. New moon: February 28. 4 NOON WEATHER Auckland: 23 deg., cloudy, W., 15 knots. Wellington: 19deg., cloudy, N.W., 20 knots. t Christchurch: 28deg., cloudy, N.W., 16 knots. Dunedin: 17deg., partly cloudy, S.E., 5 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 24; Brisbane, 22, 32; Canberra, 10, 27; Hobart, 11, 18; Melbourne, 13, 18; Perth (noon), 22, 36; Sydney, 21, 24. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the ma|n cities of the world yesterdav were: Amsterdam, 1,3; Athens, 6, 11; Bahrain, 14, 23; Bangkok, 21, 32; Barbados, 24, 30; Beirut, 16, 27; Belgrade, —5, —1; Berlin, —l3, —3; Bermuda, 16, 20; Bogota, 10, 18; Brussels, 0,4; Buenos Aires, 18, 29; Cairo, 11, 24; Calgary, —B, 4; Caracas, 14, 25; Copenhagen, —5, 3; Denpasar, 24, 30; Dublin, 6, 11; Frankfurt, — 8,0; Geneva, 0,4; Havana, 16, 28;Helsinki, —2, 0; Heng Kong, 14, 20; Honolulu, 13, 26; Islamabad, 4, 24; Istanbul, 4,5; Jakarta, 25, 30; Jerusalem, 8, 14; Johannesburg, 14, 29;