METEOROLOGICAL. TO-DAY'S WEATHER

Wind. —L, light; br, breeze; f b, fresh bi eeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or- heavy gale; vr, galo of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning, >T, misty; O, overcast: P, passing showers j Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly threatening appearance. WEATHEB FOBECAST FOE 24 HOUBS FBOM 9 a.m. TO-DAY. Wiwd —Between north and west and south-west at all places north of Napier, Taupo, and Manukau, and between south and east and north-east from thence southward to Lyttelton and Hokitika, and between south-west and south and cast elsewhere ' BinoMETEß—Rise everywhere, but falling generally after 20 hours Ska—Heavy on western coast, and on East Coast south of Napier Tides—Generally good Warnings for westerly gales and rain have been sent to all places northward of Napier, Taupo, and Manukau, and for southerly gales and rain to all other places SYNOPSIS Or LAST 24 HOTJBfI Northward of Lyttelton and Hobitilm tho barometer has fallen slowly, but it has risen everywhere else. Strong westerly winds have been prevalent, and rain has fallen generally K. A. EPWIN

Station. Wind. Bar. iTher. iShade Weather. , Hokinnga Heads Calm Mannkau Heads WSW £ b Auckland ... S f b Sisborne ... ,NNWfb Napier 'NE 1 Caslleooint ... Culm New Plymouth Calm Patea SE 1 Waujfanui .. !Calm Wellington ... Calm Blenheim ... Calm Dape Campbell .. SW 1 KaHtoora ... SE 1 Nelson SW 1 Farewell Spit ... NE 1 Westport ... BSW 1 Sieymoutb. ... SW 1 Kokitika ... E 1 Lyttelton ... SW f b Dhnstehurch ... SW 1 rimaru SW 1 Oamaru SW 1 Port Chalmers... SW br Dunedin SW 1 LUuH . . . . W br 29-69 28-74 2977 2980 2973 29-70 29-68 29-65 29-72 29-60 29-78 29-67 29-75 29-73 29-30 29-77 29-86 29-87 29-86 29-00 29-86 29-76 29-&3 61 CO 67 71 CC 60 CO 62 63 61 65 56 59 60 57 55 57 51 65 57 58 59 57 65 65 0 P F X OB C 0 P BCP 0 X D OK OR E B O B 0 D 0 P B C B C C 0 G 0 G G B C B C B C B C