THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1184, 20 July 1911, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

FORECAST AND SUMMARY. ■ Present indications are for a falling barometer, everywhere, with easterly and northerly winds increasing strong to gale. The storm area on the Tawian soa, is still imminent, but with the delay probably decreasing on tho edge , of the anticyclone now passing eastward. Increasing liaze and cloudiness will probably be followed by rain in all parts of tho country. Barometric pressure has decreased ever.vfc"hero to-day, with increasing easterly and northerly winds—a moderate gale at Cape Brett being reported from Uussell this morning and evening. Light rain has fallen at times is parts northward of Gisborne and Kaglan, but fine weather has continued generally. AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. Cape Maria van Diemen.—Line interrupted. Uussell—S.E., moderate gale; barometer. 89-97; thermometer, 59. Fair: sea rough. Manukau Heads.—S.E., fresh; barometer, 30.1)6; thermom'.'ter, 53. Showery; sea smooth. Auckland.—East, breeze; barometer, 30.05: thermometer, 60. Fair. Tauranga.—S.E., fresh; barometer, 30.18; thermometer, 56. Fair: sea moderate. East Cape.—East,' fresh: barometer, 30.21: thermometer, 56. Cloudy: sea rough. Gisborne.—South, light: barometer, 30.20: thermometer, 56. Overcast, unsettled. Port Ahuriri.—Csilm: barometer, 30.23; thermometer, 53. Fair; sea .smooth. Wellington.—Calm; barometer, 30.21; thermometer, 51. Fine. Castlepoint—N.E., breeze'; barometer,3o.2s; thermometer, 52. Cloudy; sea heavy. Now Plymouth.-East. light: barometer, 20.12; thermometer, 54. Fine; sea smooth. Cape Egmont.—Calm; baromoter, 30.11; thermometer, 59. Fine; sea smooth. Wanganui.—E.S.E., light; barometer, 30.18; thermometer, 59.., Fine; sea smooth. _ Farewell Spit.—S.E., light; barometer, 30.20; thermometer, 51. Fine; sea moderate. 'Cape Foulwind.—N.E., light; barometer, 30.20; thermometer, 56. Fine;'sea moderate. 'Stephen Island.—East, light; barometer, 30.20; thermometer, 48. Fine? sea moderate. ' Westport.—S.E., light; barometer, 30.18: thermomoter, 51. Fair; sea slight swell. Cape Campbell.—North, fresh; barometer. 30.21; thermometer, 58. Hazy; sea moderate. ■ Kaikoura:—Calm; barometer, 30.28; thermometer, 53. Fine; sea smooth. Akaroa Lighthouse.—N.E., light: barometer; 30.20; thermometer, 43. Fire; sea' smooth. Port Chalmers.—Calm; barometor, 30.13; thermometer. 50. Fine: sea smooth. Nuggots.—N.W., breeze; barometer. 30.13; thermometer, 53. Fine; sea smooth. Bluff.—Calm; barometer, ,*30,10; "-thermometer, 45. Fine. ' "

, , D. 0. BATES. Meteorological Office, Wellington, July 19, 1911. DISTRICT REPORTS. Wanganui. July 19.—Weather "sot fair." Pending, July 19-Frost, fine day; cold Palmorston, July 19. —Fifth fro3t in succession, followed by sunshine and keen wind. Shannon, July 19.—Fine, with frost at night. Otaki, July 19.—Sunshine. Carterton, July 19.—Another frost was experienced last night, but was not quite so severe as its predecessors. There are indications for (mother to-night. 1 'Feathorston, Ju'y 19,-The heavy frosts of the last fow days still prevail. - To-dav was very bright, and, during tho morning, warm. • Greytown, July 19.-Very. heavy frost this morning; thermometer. 35des. Fah. at 9 a.m.'; wind, N.E. Mastaton. July 19.-Th<> Rev.'a. Hodge reported at six o'clock to-night for the Previous twenty-four hours as follows — Sliado temperature, maximum 57deg„ minimum o<!deg.. mean 45.5deg.; earth radii, lion 25deg being 7d=g of tostTeirth te£ perature (Ift. below ground), 46.6 deg.: mud light E.; weather, fine, and sot very cold.