THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1282, 10 November 1911, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Prosent indications aro for rain in parts of the country, with cloudy and misty weather. Tho barometer will probably fall everywhere fast in the north, but rise in the south, after about twenty hours. Northerly and westerly winds, strong to gale, are probable in. the north, and westerlies veering to southerly after from 16 to 20 hours in the south, with colder weather following. Westerly winds, strong to galo, have prevailed everywhere, and warm and cloudy weather has prevailed, with rain, in pans. Heavy thundorstorms have occurred to-day about Cook Strait-early on the southern side and later on tho northern side. The barometer has fallen everywhere. D. O. DATES. Meteorological Office. Wellington, November 9, 1911.

DISTRICT REPORTS. (From Our Special Correspondents.) Jlaatinss, November 9.-To-day an unpleasant hot westerly wind lias raced locally, creating clouds ol dust. Jjy fivenini it cased. Fcatlicrston, November 9— Stormy, heavy showers at intervals, „m, _ llasterton, November 9.—The Eev. A. Hodge reported at 6 o'clock to-night for the preceding 24 hours an follows s-Tem-peraturo in shade, maximum 67.2d0g., minimum msan 58.2deg.; earth radiation, 48ileg.; earth tempetature (lit. below nurfaco), 55.8deg.j wind, g.ale, W.; rain, 34 points; weather, sharp thunderstorm, with heavy shower at noon; wild westerly gales all the afternoon, which still eoutinuc, with thickly ovcrcast ami gloomy sky. Otaki. November 9—lleavy downpour of rain, with thunder and lightning. Shannon, November 9— ljiero _ was n heavy thunderstorm this morning, ana torrential rain fell. '