THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7213, 26 November 1888, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

♦ Oα Saturday the rain, which had been threatening to continue, cleared up, and at night there was a sharp black frost. Yesterday rain again set in, and continued during the day and night. At Lyttilton, on Saturday morning, the weather was exceptionally cold, and a keen wind from the S.W. was blowing. Towards noon the wind lulled considerably, and in the evening gave place to a clear sky and keen frosty air. Yesterday morning broke very dull, and at noon it came on to rain heavily, the wind being from the N.E. The afternoon was showery, the wind coming from the S.E. Towards evening there was a steady downpour of rain. Our principal Northern correspondent writing on Saturday says the patient rain has gone on raining till this afternoon, and while the earth becomes green the growth is very slow. Judging by the New South Wales telegrams it appears, however, as if all the heat was concentrated there. We could certainly take a share of the dryness and heat, and supply them with what they must want — water. It's just probable that a good export to that dry and arid country would be a supply of water in ice blocks. Finer weather appeared to break out during Saturday afternoon, which it is hoped will now continue. Our Dunsandel correspondent says:— Broken weather is interfering with farm and shearing operations in a very considerable manner, the latter being at a complete standstill. On Tuesday morning a very heavy thunderstorm, accompanied with much hail, passed over here. While on Thursday very heavy rain set in early in the day, continuing until Friday morning, which was followed with a keen sou'wester, and on the same evening rain once more set in and continued showery until noon on Saturday. Given that the weather clears up, and keeps summer-like, the grain and grass crops would make good neadway. Wheat in general is looking very Well, while oats and barley are looking very much the same. Potatoes are very backward here this year, frosts being too prevalent at the time of their coining, through the ground. Mangolds and other root crops coming on fairly well. Farmers are busy putting in grass and turnips, while others, when the weather permits, are having their sheep shorn. Our Ashburton correspondent, telegraphing • yesterday, say*: — Heavy rain set in at Ashburton again on Sunday morning, and continued all day with every indication of the.downpour lasting through the night. [PBBBS ASSOCIATION TELKGKAM.] GREYMOUTH, November 25. the weather has been strangely broken for the past fortnight.