THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11012, 9 July 1901, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

Yesterday morning the warm sunshine melted most of the snow in the different parts of the city, and the streets presented a very muddy appearance. Last evening a slight rain set in.

Our correspondent at Okain's Bay writes: —The severest storm experienced in this district for some years raged from Wednesday last till Saturday. It was, perhaps, all the more felt after the long spell of fine weather which preceded it. With a strong son-west wind, rain, hail, and snow fel in turns, till the hills had a thick costing of snow, whioh also lay for two days on the flat. With Sβ warm sun of Sunday, however, the latter disappeared; but the hilts are likely to njmain white for some time. Stock of all kinds must suffer, more especially on the higher ridges. There is every appearance of the sharp frost of Sunday morning being followed by others. The roads are, of course, in a rather sad condition.

At Oxford, , therd was a partial thaw on Sunday, and the frost came on again in the evening, and plenty of snow remains, especially on the hale. "Our correspondent states that be has talked to several flockowners of the hill country, and they aesert that they <k» not expect "any serious losses from the present fall, as no extensive drifts have occurred.

A rapid thaw set in at Asbburton early yesterday morning, and most of the snow which was lying on the ground disappeared during the d&v, and the chances of the ice carnival abo disajipiftpeeL