THE WEATHER.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15219, 5 March 1915, Page 9

THE WEATHER.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. Meteorological observations taken at 6.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 4th_:Temp, dry bulb •■ •• 68 n Temp, wet bulb .. •• •■>••>- £*° Humidity per cent. .. «~ £» Max. temp, in eun .. J3 M Mm. tlicrm. on grass ... 62.3 -- ™ - - - fa &t. liSn. Cloud (0-10) •• •• JO,, . 10 _ The readings taken at the Aehburton Domain weather elation at 0 a.m. yesterday wore:—Barometer, 29.32; thermometer, max. 64, mm. 45; rain, _.02in. GOVERNMENT REPOET. Mr D C. Batea. Government MeteorologiM. supplied tho following weather leport at 4 p.m. yesterday.— "Wind. Bar. Ca.pelfc.ria, VT.,ir. 'J3.62 60 Cloudy ManakauH. W.S.-W.,fr. 20.56 03 Cloudy Auckland W..IH.S. 29-53 67 Fair .ELtCa>> XW..£r. 23.46 70 C oudy Giflboroo S.W..fr. 29-f « Cloudy iPt.Ahuriri W.. Ijt. 29.50 73 Fatr !c SSt N'AV.,lgt. 29.23 65 Cloudy VWISSon Calm i»i» «> Overcaet X. Plymouih W., mg. 03.40 <H Cloiidr I C Efimont W., fr. 29.?e CI Sho-rory Wsmiamii W., fr. 29.30 63 Fair FarowellS. IW.I fr. ».1G ® Slowwy C.Foulwind -X.-E..br. t23.26 61 Fair Crroymouth &S.W.,br. 23.20 61 Dull Stephen I. S.W..£r. K>.3o 56 Fog s»* tfe sssas*

SUMMARY AJS:D FORECAST. Mr D C Bates, Government Meteorologist, enpplied the following weather eummaiy and forecast at 5 p.m. yesterday: — Cloudy and unsettled weather haa prevailed and ram has fallen in most parts of the country. Tho barometer rose slightly vn the South during the night, but hne fallen considerably elsewhere. Strong "^^M 0 westerly winde have prevailed, in the >orth, and eoutherlies now predominate in the S °Pr«Unt indications axe for westerly to eoutherlr winds, stronfr to. P*l« generally. Heavy lain » probable, especially on the east.coast of tho South Island, and about. Cook Strait, with enow on tho high levele is the South, and colder weather following. Tho harometer wiU bo jmng everywhere poem. There Sβ prospect of the weather clearing at tho week-end.