WEATHER SITUATION

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 262, 3 August 1939, Page 8

WEATHER SITUATION

Anticyclone Covers New Zealand Following is the weather report and the forecast for wind and seas issued by the Meteorological Oilice, Wellington, for the 24 hours ending 3 p.m. today :— General situation: An .anticyclone covers New Zealand, while conditions are disturbed over Eastern Australia. Forecast: Winds light to moderate and variable, with south-easterlies at first; over the North Island, but northwesterlies gradually prevailing in. the far south. Seas (New Zealand waters) : .Moderate to rather rough on the east, coast of the North Island, but decreasing, and elsewhere slight. Eastern Tasman Sea: Eight to moderate winds with south-easterlies in the northern portion, and freshening north-westerlies in the southern portion. Seas slight to moderate. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER Wellington: The day was cold with a light southerly breeze, but flue and sunny. Minimum temperature Tuesday night, 29.1; maximum yesterday, 46.8; at 3 p.m., 44.7. Barometer, 1025.7 millibars, which i.s 30.2901 n. Palmerston North: A glorious .sunny day, with brief passing clouds and practically no wind. New Plymouth: Warm sunshine, south to east wind. Barometer at 5 p.m., 1022.6 millibars. Wanganui: Fine and sunny all day, but cold at night. Sea slight swell. The barometer reading at 4.30 p.m.' was 1027.3 millibars. Masterton: Bright and sunny all day, with a slight breeze from the south. Napier and Hastings: Mild, with bright sunshine and a light south-west wind. A clear sky and a calm indicate a heavy frost. Waipokurau: Weather improved. Frequent sunshine, but: cold wind. Maximum temperature, 45deg. Minimum temperature for the 24 hours, 33deg. Auckland: Fine and sunny, with a light southerly wind. Maximum temperature, 52deg. Barometric pressure fairly steady, the 5 p.m. reading being 30.24111., 1024 millibars. Christchurch: Fine and sunny, with a very light south-westerly wind. Maximum temperature, 47.3 deg. The barometer fell during the morning, but remained steady in the afternoon at 1025 millibars. Dunedin: Flue but cold, will, heavy frost in the early morning. The sun shone throughout the day and the temperature reached a maximum of I9deg. Barometer steady at 1031 millibars.