WEATHER SITUATION

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 258, 29 July 1939, Page 10

WEATHER SITUATION

South-Westerly Winds

Following is the weather report and the forecast for wind and seas issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 24 hours ending 3 p.m. today:— General situation: The system consisting of an intense anticyclone over New South Wales and a deep depression beyond Chatham Island is beginning to move eastward, and the meteorological situation over New Zealand is tending toward one of the westerly type. Forecast: Winds from between northwest and south-west, but with southwesterlies predominating. Force moderate to strong, with gales still likely in places, but gradually decreasing. Seas (New Zealand waters) : Rough on the west coast, moderate on the east . ' ,

Eastern Tasman Sea: Strong southwest to west winds to gales, with rough seas; but wind and sea gradually decreasing.

YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Wellington: A few clouds, but otherwise beautifully sunny and mild, with a light westerly breeze. Minimum temperature Thursday night 36.8; maximum yesterday, 56.9; at 3 p.m., 54.1. Barometer. .1000.2 millibars, which is 29.537 in.

New Plymouth: Cold and squally, sunny at times; south-west wind. Barometer at 5 p.m., 1002.3 millibars. Wanganui: Fine, but a strong westerly gale; seas very rough. Barometer, 1003 millibars.

Napier and Hastings: Milder weather was ushered in by a strong south-wester-ly wind, which at times almost reached gale force. The dary was bright but cold, five degrees of frost being recorded.

Waipukurau: Fairly heavy rain in the middle of the day, but temperatures milder, the maximum being 53deg. Barometer at 8 p.m., 1003 millibars. Auckland: Squally throughout the day, with a cloudy sky. There was a strong wind from the south-west. Maximum temperature, 56deg. Barometric pressure was fairly steady, the reading at's p.m. being 1009 millibars.

Christchurch: Fine and mild, with a light south-west wind in the morning. The wind increased to strong in the afternoon, when sunshine was continuous. Maximum temperature, 50.5 deg. Barometer at 5 p.m., 999.6 millibars, steady. Dunedin: After stormy conditions of the previous few days the weather in Dunedin was pleasantly clear. The sun shone brightly most of the day and the maximum teinpeniture. was 47digThere was a light south-west breeze and the thermometer was unsteady, with a ! falling tendency, about 997-3 millibars, j