FORECAST FOR TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 299, 14 September 1936, Page 8

FORECAST FOR TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Cold, changeable and squally genetally. Following is the weather report and forecast issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 24 hours ending 3 p.m. to-day: A rather intense depression has been crossing the Dominion to-day. An anti cyclone is advancing across the north Tasman Sea, but a fresh westerl. pression has developed over the south-west Tasman. Moderate to strong southerly to westerly winds of gale force at aom . e ' tions, veering to north-westerlies again later about and south of CooK btra . Seas rough north of Farewell Spit and south of East Cape; elsewhere in New Zea land waters moderate to rather rough. Moderate to strong south-west to west winds veering soon temporarily to nortn westerly in the southern portion of the eastern Tasman Sea. ® ea * ‘ Cold, changeable and squally weather generally with further ram ana falls in the central districts. Conditions improving to-morrow, however, our only briefly in western areas. • WEEK-END WEATHER. Wellington.—Saturday was mild and piostly cloudy with a Btron £< T wind, frequently reaching gale force, several gusts being over 60 ™-P-“- a mum temperature 56.8 deg. The north-westerly wind diminished night and Sunday morning, and about 2 p.m. on Sunday a 8tr ?"&• sprang up and continued throughout the afternoon. Rain set in *'e morning and the rest of the day was dull and misty yvith fairly continuous rain, 42 points being recorded at Kelburn between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Maximui temperature yesterday. 54.8 deg„ was reached in the morning and there was a rapid fall during the afternoon. Minimum on Sunday morning, 4o.sdeg. Rainfall at “The Dominion ’ building for 48 hours ended midnight. .52in. Total for month, 5.4 in.; for year, 41.04 in. Masterton.—Saturday: Fine and warm. No wind. Sunday. line in morning, heavy rain in afternoon. Little wind. ■ . .. Wanganui: Except for a shower in the afternoon, Saturday was fine, but rain e J overnight, and fell again at noon yesterday. Temperatures were warm. ■ Auckland.—There was a light north-west wind and it was dull and overeast op Saturday. Boisterous and squally conditions ruled, on Sunday, heavy ran being experienced early in the morning, with occasional showerp afteiward. The barometer, after falling since Saturday morning, registered 29.6510. Christchurch.—The weather was fine'but overcast in Christchurch on oaturdtowhen a light north-east breeze was blowing. During the J’? 1 , changed to the south-west, and early on Sunday morning heavj ram betan to fall and continued all day. The barometer registered 29.55 m. at 6■ p.m. Dunedin.—Dull but fine weather was experienced on Saturday until early in the evening when rain began to fall. The barometer fell but rose broke dull and cold, the sky being heavily overcast. Rain fell throughout the morning but the weather improved slightly in the afternoon when the rain ceased, although a cold south-westerly wind and heavy clouds made conditions; unpleasant. The barometer continued to rise slowly and the maximum temperature, was 48 degrees.