WEEKEND WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 107, 30 January 1939, Page 8

WEEKEND WEATHER

Wellington.— Though cloudy to overcast in the morning, Saturday afternoon was warm and sunny, the wind being a moderate north-westerly. There was a change to southerly about 9 a.m. yesterday, and the wind gradually increased to a fresh breeze in the afternoon. The day was overcast and. cool. The maximum temperature on .Saturday was 68.3(1eg., the minimum on Saturday night SG.udeg., and the maximum yesterday 64.9 deg. At 3 p.m. yesterday the temperature was 60.1 deg., and the barometer stood at 29.959 in. Palmerston North. — The weekend was mainly overcast but warm, with occasional bursts of hot sunshine. There was a light north-west to westerly breeze on Saturday. Yesterday was hot early in the afternoon, but cooler later, . with a gusty easterly wind. Jlastorton. — Saturday) was beautifully sunny and hot, witli a light westerly wind'. Yesterday was brilliantly fine in the morning but became cloudy and overcast. There was a fairly strong wind for most of the day. Wanganui. — The weather was overcast and dull but line. The sea was smooth. The barometer at -1.30 p.m. was steady al 29.92 in.

New Plymouth.— The weather was warm but overcast, with light, variable winds. The barometer reading at 5 p.m. was 29.30 in.

Waipukurau.— Saturday was a pleasant summer’s day. The maximum temperature was 73deg. The barometer was steady, reading 29.88 in. Yesterday was an exceedingly hot day, the temperature for some hours being 83deg. There was a fairly heavy easterly wind in the late afternoon. The barometer reading was 30.08 in. Napier and Hastings.— The weather was line and warm over the weekend till mid-afternoon on Sunday, when a light beat shower fell. Kain ceased before 5 o’clock. 'The remainder of the day was fine and overcast. Auckland. — On Saturday Hie sky was overcast and humid conditions were experienced. There was a light wind f oni the north-east. The wind was northerly and light on Sunday, and misty rain wits experienced in the afternoon'. The maximum temperature was 73deg., ami barometric pressure fell slightly, (he reading nt 4 p.m. being 29.Soin. Christchurch. — The outlier was fine over the weekend. On Saturday there wins a clear sky for most of the day, wit it si light, north-easterly wind. Sunday was dull and overcast throughout the day, with it light south-easterly wind. The barometer at 5 p.m. was fairly steady nt 30.14 in. Dunedin.— Brilliant sunshine wits experienced on Saturday and temperatures were warm, the maximum reaching Tldeg. Barometric pressure.was fairly steady and there was a light breeze from the north-east. Today the sun shone in fitful periods only, the sky being overcast for the greater part of the day. 't here was a fresh breeze from the south-west, which caused a drop in temperatures.