THE WEATHER.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 98, 6 February 1936, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

WARM DAY WITH CLOUDY SKY.

The morning in AshburtQn was warm, with the sun shining strongly. The sky became clouded over later, but warm renditions continued. There was a light north-easterly breeze. A fairly heavy shower of rain fell from noon ui/il 2 o’clock, when the weather cleared again. The weather was warm yesterday, the maximum temperature being 75.2 degrees. The minimum last night was 52 degrees. t The barometric pressure at 9 o’clock was 29.58 inches, a fall from 29.97 inches yesterday. TO-DAY’S FORECAST. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, This Day. The Government Meteorologist, at noon to-day, issued the following statement regarding the weather: — General inference: A shallow depression, followed by a slight secondary, is crossing Now Zealand, while an anticyclone covers the south-west Tasman Sea and is advancing eastward. The forecast for the east coast of the South Island from Blenheim to Oamaru is as follows: Strong north-westerly winds at first north of Christchurch, hut a change to south-westerly advancing from the south, winds becoming more southerly by morning. Weather changeable, with showers at times. Temperatures cooler. Seas rough north of Kaikoura. elsewhere moderate.