FORECAST FOR TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 216, 9 June 1936, Page 8

FORECAST FOR TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Cloudy to overcast; scattered light to moderate rains. Following is the weather report and forecast issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 24 hours ending 3 p.m. to-day:— An : nti-cvclone is moving slowly eastward off New Zealand. A shallow depression is advancing across the north Tasman Sea. and a rather deep one is crossing Tasmania; but an intense anti-cyclone covers the greater part of Aus-North-easterly winds over the northern half of the North Island; elsewhere north to north-west, light to moderate, but gradually freshening. Seas rather rough in parts of the Cook Strait area; otherwise slight to moderate in New Zealand waters, hut rising somewhat north of East Cape and later on the west coast of the North Island. . rr , ~ , North-easterly winds in the northern portion of the eastern Tasman Sea, and north-westerly in the southern portion; moderate, but increasing, with moderWeather b mninly’fn’ir'iii the east coast districts of the South Island; elsewhere cloudy to overcast and in places misty or foggy, with scattered but chiefl.i light‘to moderate rains; mild YESTERDAY’S WEATHER. Wellington.— Dull throughout the day with some very light rain occasionally in the afternoon. A light northerly wind prevailed. Minimum temperature on Sunday night. 49.9<1eg.: maximum yesterday, 55deg.; at 3 p.in.. a4.ldeg. Rainfall at “The Dominion” building for 24 hours ended midnight, .Olin. Total for month, .06in: total for year, 23.13 in. Palmerston North. — Overcast and very cold: light wind from the west and northwest. Masterton. — Fine and sunny; no wind. Wanganui.— Fine but dull and overcast. Wainukurau.— BeaiUiful weather over the week-end. A sharp frost yesterday morning was followed by a day of brilliant sunshine. The barometer was steady. Christchurch.— Fine, with a very light south-south-west breeze in the morning and a light north-east in the afternoon. The maximum temperature was 50.8 deg. The barometer was falling and last evening registered 30.10 in. Auckland— Fine but overcast and unsettled. The barometer wns falling slowly and registered 30.35 in. Dunedin.— The warmest day experienced for some weeks, the maximum temperature being 60deg. The sun shone for 7 hours 20 minutes, the longest period of daily sunshine since the end of May. The barometer fell in the afternoon.