Weather

Press, 30 March 1989, Page 40

Weather

Today’s New Zealand forecast: Rain over most of the North Island and showers clearing in the South Island.

Marlborough: Scattered showers. Nelson, Buller, Westland: Fine. Canterbury: Fine, except for morning cloud. Tomorrow: Mainly fine.

Extended range forecast to Monday. South Island: Mainly fine with light winds. North Island: Mainly fine but showers in most districts at the weekend.

Sun-Rises, 6.42 a.m.; sets 6.23 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 6.44 a.m.; sets, 6.22 p.m. Moon— Rises, 10.47 p.m., sets, 2.22 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 11.57 p.m.; sets, 3.7 p.m. Phases—Last quarter: today. New moon: April 6. First quarter April 13. Full moon: April 21. High tide at Lyttelton— 10.24 a.m. and 10.49 p.m. Tomorrow: 11.11 a.m. and 11.37 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, 23deg., N., 9 knots, showers; Wellington, 20, N., 35, rain; Christchurch, 13, S., 19, cloudy; Dunedin, 12, W., 6, showers.

World weather: Minimum and maximum temperatures in'the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 14, 23; Brisbane, 19, 27; Canberra, 7, 19; Darwin, 23, 30; Hobart, 7, 19; Melbourne, 10, 19; Perth, 20, 32; Sydney, 15, 23. Main world cities: Amsterdam, XO, 20; Athens, 6, 22; Bahrain, 22, 27; Bangkok, 27, 34; Barbados, 21, 29; Beirut, 12, 17; Belgrade, 4, 20; Berlin, 5, 22; Bermuda, 19, 23; Brussels, 13, 18; Budapest, 3, 18; Buenos Aires, 13, 27; Cairo, 11, 22; Calgary. —2, II; Caracas, 15, 26; Chicago,-15, 24; Copenhagen, 8, 13; Dublin, 2, 10; Frankfurt, 5, 21; Geneva, 3, 19; Harare, 15, 26; Havana, 21, 29; Helsinki, —2, 3; Hong Kong, 16, 23; Honolulu, 18, 31; Isiambad, 13, 23; Istanbul, 5, 12; Jakarta, 25, 33; Jerusalem, 5, 15; Johannesburg, 12, 25; Kiev, 0,4; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 32; Lima, 19, 28; Lisbon, 8. 15; London, 12, 19; Los Angeles, 11, 17; Madrid, 6, 23; Manila, 24, 34; Mecca, 23, 38; Mexico City, 8, 25; Miami, 23, 26; Montevideo, 14, 26; Montreal, 0,16; Moscow, 0,4; Nairobi, 15, 25; Nassau, 20, 28; New Delhi, 20, 28; New York, 7,16; Nicosia, 6, 20; Oslo, 5,8; Paris, 12, 24; Peking, 4,18; Rome, 4, 23; San Francisco, 10, 18; San Juan 20, 28; Santiago, 11, 21; Seoul, 5, 12; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, 6,13; Taipei, 13, 20; Tel Aviv, 10, 19; Tokyo, 6,9; Toronto, 2l; Vienna, 3, 20; Warsaw, —2, 12. -V.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday* Sunshine: hrs Rainfall: mm. Temperature: deg. 2.8 Maximum (to 6 p.m.) Barometer:. 6 p.m. 14 To'date this month ... 190 To date this month . . . 23 11 p.m. To date this year . To date last year . Average for March Humidity: 637 To date this year 98 Millibars. . . 1016.1 1018.4 619 To date last year 78 Temperatures and for the 24 hours to rainfall 150 9 a.m. Average for March. . . . 58 yesterday: Maximum 26 deg. Per cent at noon . 79 Wettest March (1979) . . 173 minimum 12 deg, g rass 11 Per cent at 6 p.m. 89 Driest March (1977). . . 3 deg, rainfall 4 mm.