A18 Wednesday, January 29, 2014 THE PRESS, Christchurch Weather and TV SITUATION © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2014 Wednesday, January 29, 2014 MAIN CENTRE FORECASTS For the latest weather information including Weather Warnings visit metservice.com A high, centred over the Tasman Sea, spreads a ridge over New Zealand. A cold front should approach the far south of the South Island this afternoon, reaching AUCKLAND 13 24 HAMILTON 8 26 WELLINGTON 10 20 Southland late tonight. Meanwhile, a low is tracking away to the south-east of the Fine with south-west breezes. Fine with light winds. Fine. Northerlies developing in the afternoon. country. A trough decays as it moves north over the South Island tomorrow, and a NIL QUEENSTOWN 11 24 DUNEDIN 13 22 INVERCARGILL 11 23 ridge builds in the east behind it. Meanwhile, a deepening low, well to the north, Takaka Increasing high cloud. Westerlies. Fine, increasing high cloud. Light winds. Increasing high cloud, evening rain. NW. moves south-eastwards, directing a south-easterly flow over the North Island. 12 24 The low begins to move to the east of the North Island on Saturday. REGIONAL FORECASTS Motueka 1.0 CHRISTCHURCH’S FIVE-DAY FORECAST 10 24 Picton NELSON MARLBOROUGH WESTLAND 9 24 12 23 10 20 TODAY Fine with some morning cloud. Daytime TODAY Fine weather. North-easterlies TODAY Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle TODAY: Nelson Wellington Fine, cloud increasing evening. North-easterlies. 8 27 0.5 sea breezes. developing. developing at night. South-westerlies. Blenheim 10 25 Westport Murchison 12 23 8 27 10 18 TOMORROW: 12 20 10 25 Southerlies developing with a few spots of rain. 12 20 Rise: 6:28am Set: 8:51pm Rise: 4:14am Set: 7:04pm Rise: 6:25am Set: 8:50pm Rise: 4:11am Set: 7:01pm Rise: 6:33am Set: 9:03pm Rise: 4:19 am Set: 7:15pm FRIDAY: TOMORROW Mainly fine, cloudy periods about the TOMORROW Mainly fine with light winds inland. TOMORROW Patchy drizzle turning to rain for a Mostly cloudy, patchy drizzle. North-east western ranges. Light winds. About the coast, becoming cloudy with time, then clearing and becoming fine. 10 22 Kaikoura a few falls of rain, southerly breezes Light winds. 11 20 breeezes. Greymouth 10 18 developing. SATURDAY: 6 262 KEY GUIDE 14 25 12 26 13 20 Morning and evening cloud. North-east Hanmer Springs 1.0 fine Rise: 6:30am Set: 8:50pm 5:24 7:53 Rise: 6:26am Set: 8:49pm 5:21 7:51 6:34 9:02 10 23 breezes. Rise: am Set: pm Rise: am Set: pm Rise: am Set: pm Rise: 5:30 am Set: 8:04pm Hokitika 10 18 mainly FRIDAY Mainly fine with light winds, but isolated FRIDAY Mostly cloudy with easterly breezes FRIDAY Fine apart from isolated afternoon and 1.0 Waipara fine SUNDAY: afternoon and evening showers about near the coast. Inland, fine apart from evening showers inland. Light winds. 9 28 fog/ Cloudy periods, mainly morning mist the ranges, and south-easterlies west of isolated afternoon and evening showers, and evening. North-east breezes. Rangiora cloudy 14 22 Motueka. 12 21 light winds. 12 20 Lake Coleridge 11 26 9 25 Darfield drizzle 12 27 10 25 Christchurch drizzle CANTERBURY PLAINS & COAST CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY SOUTHERN LAKES clearing Aoraki/Mt Cook 13 22 TODAY Fine, but cloud increasing in the TODAY Fine with evening high cloud. TODAY Increasing high cloud, rain developing Lyttelton few 9 25 showers evening. North-east breezes during the Wind at 1000m: North-west 40 km/h about the headwaters in the evening. 15 22 afternoon. developing. Wind at 1000m: North-westerlies 10 28 Akaroa showers Ashburton 11 25 10 25 Wind at 2000m: Westerly 50 km/h rising to 50 km/h. Lincoln rain developing. Wind at 2000m: Westerlies rising to gale 70 km/h. thunder Freezing level: Freezing level: 10 29 9 27 Timaru Rise: 6:25am Set: 9:00pm Rise: 4:11am Set: 7:12pm Above 3000m Above 3000m 1.0 Twizel isolated thunder TOMORROW Becoming cloudy, with a few spots of TOMORROW Cloud increasing, brief rain possible. TOMORROW Rain about the headwaters, and 1.0 Wind at 1000m: sleet rain. Southerly winds developing. Light, south-east for scattered rain further east clearing a time. in the morning but remaining rather 1.0 13 27 11 26 13 20 hail Wind at 2000m: Westerly dying out. cloudy. Milford Sound Wanaka Kurow 12 20 Wind at 1000m: Light. Queenstown snow Freezing level: Freezing level: flurries Wind at 2000m: Westerly dying away. 11 24 12 23 Oamaru Rise: 6:26am Set: 8:59pm Rise: 5:22am Set: 8:00pm Above 3000m Above 3000m 11 27 snow Cromwell FRIDAY Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle. North- FRIDAY Cloud clearing in the morning, then FRIDAY Cloud clearing in the morning, then Alexandra east breezes. isolated afternoon and evening showers. isolated afternoon and evening 12 29 2.0 Swell m Light winds. showers. Light winds. Te Anau 12 21 Wind kmh 11 20 <30 Dunedin 30-59 READINGS From MetService’s Christchurch Airport AWS, for the 24 hours to 6pm Tuesday, January 28 RIVER FLOWS CUMECS YESTERDAY 13 22 Temperatures °C Average Rainfall mm Average 6pm Readings 59.9 1.27 60+ Waiau Selwyn At 6pm 21.6 24hrs to 6pm 0.0 Humidity % 41 Marble Point Whitecliffs Maximum to 6pm 22.2 22.3 To date this month 12.2 39 Pressure hPa 1019.6 Gore 1.0 UV CHRISTCHURCH Hurunui 27.2 Rakaia 240 Balclutha Minimum 3.2 11.9 To date this year 12.2 39 Wind kmh Mandamus Fighting Hill 10 23 SUN PROTECTION ALERT 11 24 Grass minimum 0.4 9.7 Evapotranspiration mm Max gust yesterday S 28 3:29pm Ashley 3.55 Rangitata 104 The Press Weatherline 10cm soil at 9am 13.7 17.2 Average for past week 3.9 Sunshine hours Average Gorge Klondyke Invercargill 11 23 For up-to-date forecasts :30 :50 On Monday 10.9 9 AM – 5 PM Waimakariri 82.2 Waitaki 445 3.0 PROTECTION REQUIRED To date this month 213.0 200 Old H’way Bridge Kurow 2.0 0900 77377 Whatever your skin colour To date this year 213.0 200 Calls cost $1.30 per minute Data provided by NIWA Source: Environment Canterbury 31 Jan 7 Feb 16 Feb 23 Feb * Note: Waimakariri Mouth tide times not from official tide data supplied by LINZ TIDES REGIONAL TOMORROW FRIDAY THE WORLD TODAY YESTERDAY 6PM TODAY MIDDAY TIDES LYTTELTON Tide Data © LINZ Adelaide fine 19 33 Frankfurt cloudy -1 2 Nuku’alofa rain 26 27 TODAY High Tide Low Tide High Tide Low Tide High Tide Low Tide Amsterdam fine 1 3 Geneva showers 1 3 Paris showers 4 7 m TODAY TOMORROW am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm Akaroa (Tikao Bay) 2:40am 3:01pm 8:57am 9:18pm 3:37am 3:59pm 9:55am 10:17pm 4:33am 4:56pm 10:51am 11:15pm Apia rain 25 31 Hobart fine 13 22 Perth fine 19 34 3 Ashburton Mouth 2:50am 3:12pm 9:04am 9:24pm 3:43am 4:04pm 9:56am 10:17pm 4:36am 4:57pm 10:48am 11:10pm Athens cloudy 5 14 Hong Kong fine 16 21 Rarotonga showers 24 30 2 Cape Campbell 4:13am 4:34pm 10:29am 10:50pm 5:10am 5:32pm 11:27am 11:49pm 6:06am 6:29pm 12:23pm Bangkok fine 19 33 Honolulu showers 18 26 Rio de Janeiro showers 24 30 Greymouth 10:09am 10:40pm 3:54am 4:23pm 11:03am 11:33pm 4:49am 5:16pm 11:54am 5:40am 6:06pm Beijing cloudy -5 7 Istanbul rain 5 9 Rome rain 3 11 1 Havelock 9:02am 9:23pm 2:17am 2:45pm 9:55am 10:19pm 3:17am 3:37pm 10:43am 11:10pm 4:09am 4:25pm Berlin cloudy -5 -3 Jakarta rain 24 33 San Francisco rain 11 18 Hokitika 10:19am 10:50pm 4:04am 4:33pm 11:13am 11:43pm 4:59am 5:26pm 12:04pm 5:50am 6:16pm Brisbane showers 22 29 Jerusalem fine 8 15 Seoul fine -4 7 0 3:23 9:39 3:44 10:00 4:20 10:37 4:42 10:59 Kaikoura 3:40am 4:01pm 9:56am 10:17pm 4:37am 4:59pm 10:54am 11:16pm 5:33am 5:56pm 11:50am Budapest snow -4 -1 Johannesburg thunder 15 26 Singapore fine 22 30 2.5m 0.4m 2.4m 0.3m 2.6m 0.3m 2.5m 0.2m Kaiteriteri 9:17am 9:38pm 2:55am 3:23pm 10:10am 10:34pm 3:55am 4:15pm 10:58am 11:25pm 4:47am 5:03pm Buenos Aires cloudy 21 30 Kuala Lumpur cloudy 24 32 Stockholm fine -4 -3 Cairns thunder 24 29 London rain 4 6 Sydney fine 20 28 m FRIDAY SATURDAY Motueka 9:21am 9:42pm 3:09am 3:37pm 10:14am 10:38pm 4:09am 4:29pm 11:02am 11:29pm 5:01am 5:17pm 3 am 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pmam 3 6 9 noon 3 6 9 pm Nelson 9:16am 9:37pm 2:50am 3:18pm 10:09am 10:33pm 3:50am 4:10pm 10:57am 11:24pm 4:42am 4:58pm Cairo fine 10 21 Los Angeles fine 13 24 Taipei cloudy 12 22 Picton 9:00am 9:27pm 1:27am 2:07pm 9:56am 10:22pm 2:34am 3:01pm 10:41am 11:08pm 3:30am 3:47pm Canberra fine 14 37 Madrid rain 0 7 Tokyo fine 4 10 2 Rakaia Mouth 2:37am 2:58pm 8:53am 9:14pm 3:34am 3:56pm 9:51am 10:13pm 4:30am 4:53pm 10:47am 11:11pm Cape Town showers 19 25 Melbourne fine 19 25 Toronto cloudy -22 -11 Rangitata Mouth 2:34am 2:56pm 8:48am 9:08pm 3:27am 3:48pm 9:40am 10:01pm 4:20am 4:41pm 10:32am 10:54pm Chicago fine -19 -6 Montreal fine -14 -13 Vancouver drizzle 5 7 1 Timaru 2:19am 2:41pm 8:33am 8:53pm 3:12am 3:33pm 9:25am 9:46pm 4:05am 4:26pm 10:17am 10:39pm Darwin thunder 24 29 Moscow fine -22 -16 Vienna snow -4 -1 Dubai fine 17 27 Nadi rain 24 31 Vila rain 25 26 0 Waimakariri Mth* 3:35am 3:56pm 9:51am 10:12pm 4:32am 4:54pm 10:49am 11:11pm 5:28am 5:51pm 11:45am 5:16 11:33 5:39 11:57 6:12 12:29 6:37 Westport 10:09am 10:40pm 3:54am 4:23pm 11:03am 11:33pm 4:49am 5:16pm 11:54am 5:40am 6:06pm Dublin showers 3 7 New Delhi fine 11 21 Washington showers -13 -3 2.6m 0.2m 2.5m 0.1m 2.7m 0.2m 2.6m Edinburgh drizzle 5 6 New York fine -12 -6 Zurich fine -2 2 FREE HYUNDAI ‘ELITE LIMITED’ UPGRADE www.garycockram.co.nz RACERARACEACACEEEI INTOININTINTNTOTO2O 2014202201010144 Buy a NEW Hyundai Santa Fe Elite.