Weather

Press, 27 February 1989, Page 40

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Mainly fine in the North Island but areas of cloud in eastern areas. In the South Island, cloud and morning drizzle on south and east coast but continuing fine elsewhere.

Canterbury, Marlborough: Moderate southerlies developing, becoming cloudy. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine and mild. Tomorrow: Fine apart from morning cloud.

Extended range forecast to Friday. South Island: Fine in the west. Elsewhere, cool southerlies and cloud today and tomorrow, then fine. North Island: Mostly fine but cloudy skies and showers in the east tomorrow.

Sun-Rises, 7.07 a.m., sets, 8.20 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.08 a.m.; sets, 8.18 p.m.Moon— Rises, 10.37 p.m.; sets, 1.27 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 11.12 p.m.; sets, 2.33 p.m. Phases— First quarter: March 1. New moon: March 8. Last quarter: March 14. Full moon: March 22. High tide at Lyttelton— 10.27 a.m. and 10.52 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.10 a.m. and 11.35 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, less 60min; Akaroa, less 45min; Port Levy, less 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, less 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min). . Noon weather: Auckland, 20 deg., fine, E., 8 knots. Wellington, 18, fine, E., 5.1 Christchurch, 21, partly cloudy, E., 7. Dunedin, 19, cloudy, calm. i

World weather Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 16, 30; Brisbane, 17, 26; Canberra, 16, 25; Hobart, 10, 19; Melbourne, 13, 22; Perth, 17, 26; Sydney, 21, 24. Main cities of the world: Amsterdam, 4,5; Athens, 9, 19; Bahrain, 13, 20; Bangkok, 26, 33; Beirut, 12,17; Berlin, 3, 10; Brussels, 6,8; Budapest, 5,8; Buenos Aires, 15, 30; Cairo, 10, 22; Copenhagen, 3,7; Dublin, —l, 6; Frankfurt, 4,7; Geneva, 0,5, Harare, 16, 28; Havana, 15, 18; Helsinki, 0,3; Hong Kong, 16, 23; Islamabad, 8, 22; Istanbul, 8, 12; Jakarta, 23, 30; Johannesburg, 15, 22; Kiev, 2,4; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 33; Lima, 22, 29; Lisbon, 10, 16; London, 3,6; Los Angeles, 16, 28; Madrid, 2, 11; Manila, 23, 31; Mecca, 17, 32; Mexico City, 8, 22; Montreal, —lB, 12; Moscow, 0,3; Nairobi, 11, 26; Nassau, 12, 19; New Delhi, 9, 28; New York, —7, —3; Oslo, 1,4; Paris, 4, 10; Peking, —l. 10; Rio De Janeiro, 21, 38; Rome, 4, 14; Seoul, 0,9; Singapore, 23, 31; Stockholm, I, 3; Taipei, 14,18; Tokyo, 5,6; Vienna, 7, 10; Warsaw, 4, 10.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday. Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. Yesterday 12hrs 36 mins 9 a.m. to 11 p.m Nil Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . 24 Saturday 12 hrs 30 mins Saturday Nil Barometer:. 6 p.m. 11 p.m. To date' this month . . . 189 To date this month . . . 28 Millibars. . . 1021.7 1021.6 To date this year .... 434 To date this year 74 . « To date last year .... 413 To date last year 57 Temperatures and rainfall > Average for February . 186 Average to date 93 for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Humidity: Average for February. . 45 yesterday: Maximum 19 deg, Per cent at noon .... 57 Wettest (1945) 144 minimum 11 deg, grass 6 deg. Per cent at 6 p.m. . . . 60 Driest (1973) 5 rainfall Nil mm