WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23319, 3 May 1941, Page 8

WEATHER REPORT

♦ —— OFFICIAL FORECASTS (P.S.S.) ‘ WELLINGTON, May 2. The weather forecast for Canterbury, issued at 5 n.m. by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Light and variable winds at first, but a change to a strong southerly during the afternoon. The weather fair at first, with some morning fog or drizzle, but intermittent rain developing with the wind change. Conditions becoming cold and squally. Some snow tn the high country and hail in places. Seas becoming rough. WEST COAST The forecast for the West Coast of the South Island is;— Light easterly winds at first, but a change to strong southerlies extending northwards during to-mor-row. Eain developing from the south with the wind change, but conditions.rapidly Improving. Temperatures cold. Sea rather rough at times. DOMINION v The Dominion forecast is—- | Weather In the North Island fair to fine west of the main ranges, and changeable elsewhere with I .scattered showers. Cloudy at first In the South Island with morning fog and scattered drizzle, bat intermittent rain and squally conditions developing from the south «Uh the wind change. Temperatures moderate at first but becomJngreooler In the south, with now jhnthehighcountryandluilin JWJnds—Moderate north-westerlies to wtsterlles continuing over the northesn half of the North Island. Elsewhere light to moderate and variable bpeezes at first, but strong southerlies soon setting in in the far south, and ' extending over the South Island by 'Stnday morning, . JSeas (New Zealand waters)— Slight Vtqpmoderate bat'later becoming rough . r ««Kh of Banks Peninsula and Greyi piputh. Eastern Tasman Sea—Moderate 'pit fresh westerly winds in the northv'ism portion. later ’ 'backing to south■..Whst, with seas continuing moderate. change to strong southerlies soon /extending over-the southern ,portion, ;\wth rough. CHRISTCHURCH WEATHER 'Jjthe morning' was dull'and ,misty. cleared for a short time after iptf,' bat « 'change to south-west in brought light rain., I t" At 1 o’clock this morning the r Aky tvM overcast, with a-south- 1 ; Vhvm breeze. . The barometer ***# , ; at 29.95 inches (1014.2 observations , taken at ‘dK'Magnetlc Observatory, - Christchurch. rStatdWJCarS*- <■- ;*(rofnet|fr (inches} .. nT(millibars) . 1 RK*A, '.' r ' ' ' ' u ‘ Faffing Steady.. fM, < 1 ,, , slowly.- ‘ ,’Jaemometer— . . » ■:m£fpaib;s. . ,4&9 &3 ftlpßaifrmn-' prev. 24 hours 94.0 . fiSKSmtto.-'paev- 24 hours 42.0 ' —- grass .. 49J. I Ixuctmuni during day .. fwmldity,'per.cent,v 89 ■ ■ #2 / « < v. light,’mod.' j ■. .. .Ilia . ntt. , ms vions taken up 1 to 1 am. on S■;^il* eSBW : l.am. < , ’ * .^§in 1 SUNSHINE 1 ypl ; ■ % ■ v. * i ■■ •■ ■ -■■■■■" : 'f /■ tester Great* Dictator,” Charlie ‘ w Aa • and Heaven, Too” “Smashing the Moiliy Ring” (ffifd “South of KaItiMent; “The Moftal Storm.” Tivoli: flfew, MOon.”' -Majestid; “Dust be my Qlstlny ''Sti James’: “A Window in [i(ihdon”.and ‘‘Lightning Conductor” 3nnd£ ■ f Owd - Bob”, and .“Mr Moto Great lAyante, . I Hft * /,i fwwdr v * * ' \] - ' vu& pm. \ i ami' ;d«Uy.; * ■ i-