THE WEATHER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 10132, 9 June 1924, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

A PLEASANT WEEK-END. The weather conditions/ during the> week-end were of & most unseasonable' character, though not unpleasantly so* except, perhaps, for a couple .of hours. Saturday broke promisingly fine, but' about noon a north-west wind set inwith a vengeance. It lulled, however,. in the mid-afternoon, and the sky was/ clouded. The night was not cold. The barometer stood at 29.79 for the 24' hourly period ended Sunday at 9.a.m., and the temperature, due, to the nor'I wester, was 66 degrees 'at/ its maximum. The minimum reading was 38" degrees, Sunday was one of the warmest days experienced for some weeks. There was an absence of wind, and* the sun shone, gloriously all day. The maximum tempei'ature was 63 degrees. The night was cold, however, five degrees of frost being registered, the minimum temper-, ature outside being 27 degrees, and the inside reading 32 degrees. The barometer this morning had risen to 29.82m5.. The weather to-day is again pleasant.

TO-DAY'S FORECAST. The following forecast was issued:— The indications are for variable. and strong breezes, but southerly winds, moderate to strong, prevailing. Weather probably cold and changeableThere will probably be a .hard.frost tonight. Barometer rising.