FORECAST FOR TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 258, 28 July 1936, Page 8

FORECAST FOR TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Further general rain developing; some heavy falls.

Following is the weather report and forecast, issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 24 hours ending 3 p.m. to-day :— Pressure has remained very uniform over New Zealand. A slight depression located this morning over the Cook Strait area had practically filled up by this afternoon. An extensive cyclonic depression, however, is now centred off the New South Wales coast, and conditions are disturbed also in the

Light tomode?a a t S e m a a n n d variable winds at first, but north-easterly to northerly soon setting in generally and freshening. Gales probable in the far north within Seas slight to moderate in New Zealand waters, but rising later ™>rth of East Cape, and an easterly swell gradually developing south of East Cape. Moderate but increasing north-east winds, with rising seas, in the eastern Tasman Weather cloudy to overcast in eastern districts, with showers or misty rain in places; otherwise mainly fair at first, but dull and misty conditions with rain developing soon in the northern portion of the North Island and gradually extending over the Dominion, many heavy falls being likely. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER. Wellington.—Cold and misty weather prevailed, with steady rain falling until about 3P m. The total rainfall between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., 0.84 m. A tresh southerly wind blew until 3.45 p.m., when it rapidly decreased in force and changed to a light northerly. Minimum temperature on Sunday night, 41deg.; maximum yesterday, 42.0 deg.; at 3 p.m., 41.2 deg. ...... Rainfall at "The Dominion” building for 24 hours ended midnight, 1.63 m. Total for month. 5.49 in.; for year, 32.9 in. . Palmerston North.—Overcast, with occasional light ram; glimpses of sunshine m the. afternoon; light westerly wind. . . , Masterton Overcast, with almost continual ram in the morning; fine in the afternoon; light northerly breeze. Wanganui.—Bright and sunny, with passing clouds; light westerly breeze. Auckland.—A dense fog covered the city and harbour for about four hours m the morning, and after the fog cleared a light northerly wind blew and fine, sunny weather prevailed. The barometer was steady at Buin. all day. Christchurch.—Overcast, with a light south-west breeze in the morning and fresh south-south-west in the afternoon. The maximum temperature was 44.b<leg. The barometer, after falling, was steady at 30in. Dunedin, —Fine but cold, with a light breeze from the south-east. The baromctei rose slightly.