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A16 Thursday, November 3, 2011 THE PRESS, Christchurch SITUATION © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2011 Thursday, November 3, 2011 MAIN CENTRE FORECASTS For the latest weather information including Weather Warnings A complex trough of low pressure with embedded fronts affects New Zealand for the next few days. A front moves to the east of New Zealand early Friday, and a AUCKLAND 11 21 HAMILTON 10 19 WELLINGTON 11 16 second cold front moves north-eastward over the country to lie across the central 2.0 Mainly fine; rain from evening. North-west wind. Mainly fine; rain from evening. North-westerlies. Fine at first then afternoon rain. Strong north-west. North Island late Friday. A cold south-west flow follows the front with snow to 1.0 QUEENSTOWN 6 12 DUNEDIN 7 15 INVERCARGILL 5 11 low levels in the far south. A west or south-west flow continues over the country Takaka Brief morning rain. Gusty west or southwesterlies. Morning rain then showers. Gusty westerlies. Rain at times. Strong westerlies. through to Monday, with further fronts crossing the far south. 2.5 8 16 REGIONAL FORECASTS Motueka CHRISTCHURCH’S FIVE-DAY FORECAST 9 17 Picton NELSON MARLBOROUGH WESTLAND 10 15 9 17 11 16 TODAY Rain at times in the west, and brief TODAY Mostly fine, apart from brief afternoon TODAY Rain easing to showers during the TODAY: Nelson Wellington Morning rain, then fine. Gusty north-west developing. 7 17 afternoon rain spreading east. rain about the Sounds and western morning. Westerly winds. Blenheim NIL Gusty westerlies, easing. ranges. North-westerlies, strong in 9 18 Westport Murchison 9 17 7 17 exposed places. 10 15 TOMORROW: 8 16 7 13 Cloud increasing; rain later with a south-west change. 5 15 Rise: 6:12am Set: 8:10pm Rise: 12:55pm Set: 2:10am Rise: 6:09am Set: 8:08pm Rise: 12:52pm Set: 2:07am Rise: 6:18am Set: 8:21pm Rise: 1:02pm Set: 2:20am SATURDAY: 2.0 2.0 TOMORROW Rain about the western ranges, and brief TOMORROW Mostly fine, but a few showers about TOMORROW Morning rain, with some heavy falls; Fine or becoming fine. Cold south- falls spreading elsewhere. NW, becoming the Sounds and western ranges in easing to showers in the afternoon 10 18 Kaikoura strong in exposed places for a time. the afternoon. Gusty north-westerlies, and snow may lower to 300m for a 8 17 westerlies die away. 1.5 Greymouth 10 15 8 16 Winds turning SW in the evening, and 6 17 strong in exposed places. 6 13 time. Strong W, turning cold SW in the SUNDAY: 6 16 KEY GUIDE rain in the W easing to a few showers. afternoon, then easing. Hanmer Springs Mainly fine. North-easterlies. fine 6 19 Rise: 6:11am Set: 8:11pm Rise: 1:57pm Set: 2:39am Rise: 6:07am Set: 8:10pm Rise: 1:54pm Set: 2:37am Rise: 6:16am Set: 8:22pm Rise: 2:04pm Set: 2:49am Hokitika 10 15 mainly SATURDAY Showers about the western ranges, SATURDAY Mainly fine. North-west winds. SATURDAY Occasional showers, turning to rain Waipara fine MONDAY: fine spells elsewhere. South-westerlies later. South-west winds. 9 18 fog/ Mainly fine with N or NE winds. Late SW mist easing. change possible with a few showers. Rangiora cloudy 11 16 9 17 9 14 Lake Coleridge 6 16 9 18 Darfield drizzle 7 18 9 18 Christchurch drizzle CANTERBURY PLAINS & COAST CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY SOUTHERN LAKES 1.5 clearing TODAY Brief morning rain, then fine with high TODAY Rain at times near the divide, falling as TODAY Rain developing about the headwaters Aoraki/Mt Cook 10 18 Lyttelton few 5 11 showers cloud. Winds turning north-west and snow above 900m; mainly dry in the east. in the morning, briefing spreading 10 18 strengthening. Wind at 1000m: North-west, rising to elsewhere for a time around midday. 7 18 Akaroa showers Ashburton 8 19 9 18 gale 65 km/h in exposed places. Snow to about 800m. 3.0 Lincoln rain Wind at 2000m: North-west, rising to Wind at 1000m: North-west 55 km/h. Freezing level: Freezing level: severe gale 90 km/h. Wind at 2000m: North-west gale thunder Lowering to Lowering to 70 km/h. 4 14 5 17 Timaru Rise: 6:10am Set: 8:18pm Rise: 12:54pm Set: 2:17am 1200m 1000m Twizel isolated thunder TOMORROW High cloud increasing and strong north- TOMORROW Cloud increasing; rain developing about TOMORROW Snow developing about the headwaters, westerlies developing. Scattered rain the Divide and scattered rain spreading with scattered falls elsewhere. Snow 1.0 sleet elsewhere from afternoon. Snow may easing from afternoon. Wind at 6 13 7 14 in the afternoon or evening, and winds 7 11 hail turning south-west, then easing. Snow lower to all levels later. Wind at 1000m: 1000m: W 60 km/h in exposed places, Milford Sound Wanaka Kurow NW gale 70 km/h in exp. places, easing 1.0 5 15 may lower to 400 metres later. Freezing level: Freezing level: easing later. Wind at 2000m: Gale W Queenstown snow 1400m lowering later. Wind at 2000m: NW strong gale Lowering to 80 km/h in exposed places, easing to flurries 6 12 7 15 Oamaru Rise: 6:08am Set: 8:19pm Rise: 1:57pm Set: 2:45am to 800m later 100 km/h in exposed places for a time. 600m SW 60 km/h later. 6 13 snow Cromwell SATURDAY Fine or becoming fine during the SATURDAY Becoming fine early morning, but rain SATURDAY A few showers in the west, falling as Alexandra morning. Cold south-westerlies dying developing about the Divide in the snow at first, otherwise mainly fine. 6 12 2.0 Swell m out, and north-westerlies developing. afternoon. North-westerlies strong in Westerlies, strong or gale at higher Te Anau 4 10 exposed places. levels. Wind kmh 8 17 <30 Dunedin 30-59 READINGS From MetService’s Christchurch Airport AWS, for the 24 hours to 6pm Wednesday, November 2 RIVER FLOWS CUMECS YESTERDAY 7 15 Temperatures °C Average Rainfall mm Average 6pm Readings 118 1.80 2.0 60+ Waiau Selwyn At 6pm 14.8 24hrs to 6pm 0.6 Humidity % 84 Marble Point Whitecliffs Maximum to 6pm 17.6 18.8 To date this month 0.6 3 Pressure hPa 984.4 Gore UV CHRISTCHURCH Hurunui 60.3 Rakaia 208 Balclutha Minimum 9.9 8.3 To date this year 496.8 540 Wind kmh Mandamus Fighting Hill 5 11 SUN PROTECTION ALERT 5 12 Grass minimum 10.1 5.6 Evapotranspiration mm Max gust yesterday SW 26 12:24am Ashley 13.2 Rangitata 161 The Press Weatherline 10cm soil at 9am 13.6 13.4 Average for past week 3.7 Sunshine hours Average Gorge Klondyke Invercargill 5 11 For up-to-date forecasts :55 :30 On Tuesday 3.9 9 AM – 4 PM Waimakariri 141 Waitaki 287 To date this month 3.9 7 4.0 0900 77377 PROTECTION REQUIRED Old H’way Bridge Kurow Even on cloudy days To date this year 1613.1 1671 Calls cost $1.30 per minute Data provided by NIWA Source: Environment Canterbury 4.0 3 Nov 11 Nov 19 Nov 25 Nov * Note: Waimakariri Mouth tide times not from official tide data supplied by LINZ TIDES REGIONAL TOMORROW SATURDAY THE WORLD TODAY YESTERDAY 6PM TODAY MIDDAY TIDES LYTTELTON Tide Data © LINZ Adelaide fine 13 23 Frankfurt fine 8 17 Nuku’alofa rain 25 25 TODAY High Tide Low Tide High Tide Low Tide High Tide Low Tide Amsterdam cloudy 11 19 Geneva cloudy 11 18 Paris rain 10 19 m TODAY TOMORROW am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm Akaroa (Tikao Bay) 10:53am 11:20pm 4:35am 5:12pm 11:47am 5:30am 6:07pm 12:14am 12:40pm 6:25am 6:57pm Apia showers 23 31 Hobart rain 8 16 Perth rain 18 29 3 Ashburton Mouth 11:06am 11:35pm 4:42am 5:20pm 12:02pm 5:40am 6:17pm 12:28am 12:54pm 6:35am 7:08pm Athens fine 10 18 Hong Kong showers 24 29 Rarotonga showers 22 27 2 Cape Campbell 12:26pm 6:07am 6:44pm 12:53am 1:20pm 7:02am 7:39pm 1:47am 2:13pm 7:57am 8:29pm Bangkok fine 23 33 Honolulu showers 22 27 Rio de Janeiro showers 16 21 Greymouth 5:38am 6:06pm 11:43am 6:42am 7:10pm 12:24am 12:49pm 7:43am 8:07pm 1:26am 1:50pm Beijing rain 7 11 Istanbul showers 10 14 Rome fine 10 22 1 Havelock 3:47am 4:02pm 9:48am 10:35pm 4:52am 5:14pm 10:58am 11:47pm 6:02am 6:26pm 12:12pm Berlin fine 5 13 Jakarta rain 24 31 San Francisco rain 9 16 Hokitika 5:48am 6:16pm 11:53am 6:52am 7:20pm 12:34am 12:59pm 7:53am 8:17pm 1:36am 2:00pm Brisbane showers 16 29 Jerusalem showers 14 22 Seoul fine 8 22 0 5:17 11:36 5:54 12:03 6:12 12:30 6:49 Kaikoura 11:53am 5:34am 6:11pm 12:20am 12:47pm 6:29am 7:06pm 1:14am 1:40pm 7:24am 7:56pm Budapest fine 2 14 Johannesburg fine 12 24 Singapore rain 24 30 0.4m 2.4m 0.5m 2.2m 0.5m 2.3m 0.5m Kaiteriteri 4:02am 4:17pm 10:07am 10:54pm 5:07am 5:29pm 11:17am 6:17am 6:41pm 12:06am 12:31pm Buenos Aires fine 17 27 Kuala Lumpur rain 25 32 Stockholm fine 7 11 Cairns cloudy 21 30 London rain 12 18 Sydney rain 16 19 m SATURDAY SUNDAY Motueka 4:07am 4:22pm 10:07am 10:54pm 5:12am 5:34pm 11:17am 6:22am 6:46pm 12:06am 12:31pm 3 am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pmam 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm Nelson 4:01am 4:16pm 10:02am 10:49pm 5:06am 5:28pm 11:12am 6:16am 6:40pm 12:01am 12:26pm Cairo fine 15 27 Los Angeles showers 13 18 Taipei showers 22 29 Picton 2:08am 2:36pm 8:10am 8:32pm 2:59am 3:34pm 9:11am 9:41pm 4:35am 5:06pm 10:27am 10:59pm Canberra rain 7 21 Madrid rain 9 14 Tokyo cloudy 15 23 2 Rakaia Mouth 10:50am 11:17pm 4:31am 5:08pm 11:44am 5:26am 6:03pm 12:11am 12:37pm 6:21am 6:53pm Cape Town showers 13 21 Melbourne rain 11 17 Toronto rain 6 9 Rangitata Mouth 10:50am 11:19pm 4:26am 5:04pm 11:46am 5:24am 6:01pm 12:12am 12:38pm 6:19am 6:52pm Chicago rain 6 11 Montreal rain 6 13 Vancouver rain 3 8 1 Timaru 10:35am 11:04pm 4:11am 4:49pm 11:31am 11:57pm 5:09am 5:46pm 12:23pm 6:04am 6:37pm Darwin rain 24 33 Moscow rain 5 9 Vienna fine 5 13 Dubai fine 25 33 Nadi rain 22 31 Vila showers 24 26 0 Waimakariri Mth* 11:48am 5:29am 6:06pm 12:15am 12:42pm 6:24am 7:01pm 1:09am 1:35pm 7:19am 7:51pm 12:57 7:07 1:23 7:39 1:49 8:00 2:14 8:27 Westport 5:38am 6:06pm 11:43am 6:42am 7:10pm 12:24am 12:49pm 7:43am 8:07pm 1:26am 1:50pm Dublin rain 13 14 New Delhi cloudy 17 31 Washington cloudy 3 17 2.2m 0.6m 2.2m 0.5m 2.2m 0.6m 2.2m 0.5m Edinburgh rain 10 16 New York cloudy 7 16 Zurich cloudy 4 16 Seeit.Loveit.Doit.