"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19286, 16 April 1928, Page 14

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by self-recording Instruments at "The Press" Office, Christchurch, up to 1 a.m. on Monday, April 16th.

THE WEATHER. Meteorological observations ■ taken at the Magnetio Observatory, Christchurch, at 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 14th: 9.30 a.m. 5 p.m. Barometer '.. .'. U0.200 30.226 Thermometer— Dry bulb .. .. 59.3 .60.8 Wet bulb .. ~ 57.0 58.6 Afax. prev. 24 hours .. 72.7 Min. prev. 24' hours ~ 57.2 . Max. in sun .. ..95 118 Min. on grass .. .. 50.0 Max. during day .. Humidity per cent. .. 83.0 87.0 ■Wind ... .-. ... .. S.W., N.. mod. v. liprht. Cloud (0-10) .. .. 9 1 ?>ain .. .. .. nil. nil. Meteorological observations taken at flic Magnetio Observatory, Christrliurch, at 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April lSi.li: 9.30 a.m. so.iTi. Barometer .. ■ ... 30.174 30.038 T , -»rmom ,, *( , r— Ttrv fcu'h ~ ~ M • r.°,7 ■■"'el bulb ..-.-■ ..■ ■?■".*■ 39.2 n x. nrov. O.i '*nvrq .. Pt.o nrov. "4 hours .. M.O Viij. in sun ' .."' .. V\ 124 M.-'n. or crass .. .. 3£.6 ; Ar <ix. '■'tirint dnv .. per cent. .. w 71 Wind \ .. .. .. Calm ' li?H. Itcin .'..■' .. .. '.nil. nil.

PORT OF TIMARU. Arrived, Opihi, from Duncdin; Ho'-ndale, from Oamnru. Sailed, Opihi, for Wellington. Vessel in porl, Holmdale. Expected Arrivals. - Corinna, from Oamaru, to-morroir. Calm, from Dunedin, to-morrow. Breeze, .from Dunedin, Wednesday. - Somerset, from Bluff, Wednesday. Wingatui, from Dunedin, Friday. : Tongariro, from Ijyttelton, Saturday. H.Jf.S. Dunedin, from Lyttolton, April Kia Ora, from Oamaru, April 26th. Waipiata, from Oamaru, April 26th. Maimoa, from Australian ports, Apr'! 28th.

Projected Departures. Holmdale, for Lyttelton, to-day. Corinna, for Lyttelton, to-morrow. Calm, for Lyttelton, to-morrow. Breeze, for Lyttelton, Wednesday. . Somersot, for Lyttelton, Thursday. Wingatui, for Lyttelton, Friday. Tongariro, for Bluff, April 23rd. Kia Ora, for Wanganui, April 26th. Waipiata, for Lyttelton, April 26th. Maimoa, for Lyttelton, May Ist. 11.M.5. Dunedin, for Auckland, Ist. Notes. The Corinna is expected here from Oamaru to-morrow, and after discharging and loading general cargo will sail for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth, via Lyttelton, The Calm is due here from Dunedin tomorrow to load for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Breeze is expected here from Dunedin on Wednesday to load and discharge before proceeding to Wellington nad Wanganui, via Lyttelton. The Somerset is due here from Bluff on Wednesday to discharge overseas cargo and load general cargo before sailing for Lyttelton. The Wingatui is scheduled to arrive here from Dunedin on Friday to load for Wellington and Auckland, via Lyttelton. The Tongariro is due hero from Lyttelton on Saturday, and will sail for Bluff on April 23rd; after discharging and loading general cargo.

There is a moderate cyclone in the central Tasman Sea. An extensive anti-cyclone still is situated east of New Zealand and over Australia. Present indications are for moderate to fresh and increasing north-easterly to northerly winds, later hacking, to southerly north of Westport and Kaikoura, elsewhere easterly to south-easterly; rough seas north of East Cape and rising soon in all New Zealand waters; strong and squally northerly winds and routrh to high seas over the.easjtern area s of the Tasman Sea, southerly winds over the western area gradually extending eastwards; the weather becoming cloudy and unsettled with mist and rain.developing in most districts/ warm temperatures' at. first, but later a cool change.