FORECAST FOR TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 41, 12 November 1936, Page 10

FORECAST FOR TO-DAY’S WEATHER.

Cloudy to overcast, with rain developing. 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 is advancing rapidly on to the Dominion while a secondary one was crossing Tasmania yesterday and pressure is nsin o over Moderate to strong northerly to north-westerly winds rising about and south of Cook Strait; backing to westerly and later m places tern Seas P r o ough^o o uth U o t f- Cape el &mont and in the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas; SedS ri r s?ng also liorth of Cape Egmont.; elsewhere in Now Zealand waters moderate. Strong north to west winds, of gale force and backing tempoiarily o southwesterlies in the southern portion ot the eastern Tasman Sea, seas rather Weather cloudy to overcast in western districts from Taranaki southward and the far south with rain developing, heavy falls being probable m M estland. Elsewhere fair at first, but unsettled conditions extending to most districts within the next day or two. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER. Wellington—lt was a mild, cloudy day in Wellington, with a strong north-westerly wind whicl? reached gale force'at times in the afternoon. The minmium temperature during Tuesday night was 50.8 deg., and the maximum yesterday 59.5c1e£. The temperature at 3.30 p.m. yesterday was o4.ldeg. Masterton. —Brilliantly sunny; passing clouds: light westerly breeze. Palmerston North. —Dull and showery, with west-south-west wind. Wanganui.—Dull, overcast and showery ; light westerly breeze. •Waipukurau.—Welcome warm rain fell throughout the night, ‘ ‘ ’ lolnts , recorded. The weather cleared in the early morning and a vvaim, pleasant Auckland^—A." moderate westerly wind and unsettled weather prevailed to-day. Occasional light showers were experienced in the morning nml overc;Jß d threatening conditions later in the day. After rising to 29.83 in. by midday the barometer was falling in the afternoon. ~. , . ... Christchurch. —Fine but overcast, in the morning, and brighter, with some sunshine, in the afternoon. A strong north-east breeze in the morning changed to a strong easterly. Maximum temperature 59.3 deg. Barometer, after falling Dunedin a fresh breeze from the north-east to-day. and clouds obscured the sun during the latter part of the day. Maximum was 67deg.. and total sunshine was 7 hours 5 minutes. The barometci tell shaiplj and registered 29.28 in. at night.