METEOROLOGICAL. TO-DAY'S WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume LVII, Issue 33, 9 February 1899, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL. TO-DAY'S WEATHER

rilOM ODBERVATIONB TAKEN AT 9 A.M. Ther, Station. Wiud. Bar. iv J^ a ' Shade tber - Cape Maria Van Dieineu ... SW g 30-03 64 C Russell Sbr 2995 60 B C Mauukau Heads Sf b 2998 61 CQt Auckland ... Sf b 29-91 61 B Gisborne ... iWSWfb 29-87 60 O Napier SSW £ b 29-8S 55 B C Castlenoiufc ... SW 1 29-88 53 OP New Plymouth SW 1 2991 58 B C Pateu. 'SE 1 2992 58 B Waugauui ... Sf b 29-90 53 BO Foxton ,S f b 29-91 61 B C Wellington ... IS f b 29*92 54 O Hlenlieim ... iS 1 2987 55 BO Cupe Campbell... |SW g SO'OO 53 C Kuikoiu-ft ... ,SE f b 29-98 53 OG Nelson 'SW br 29-90 60 B C PurowellSpib ... Sf b 2993 57 B Westport, ... SSW f b 29-96 55 BO GreymoutU ... iSEfb 2995 60 BC Hokitika ... E 1 29-98 52 B C Bonley ... ... 'SE 1 30-04 52 C Lyttelton ... [SW mg 29-96 57 P Christchuroh ... SW 1 30-03 51 C P Timara SW 1 3007 62 B Oainnru !S I 3005 59 B C PorL Chalmers... SW f b 29-97 58 B C Dunodin... ... SWfb 29-98 53 BC Nujreretß SW 1 30-02 55 O ninlf S 1 30-07 54 O Wiud.— L, litflifc; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; >n g, moderate gnle; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, bine sky; C, clouds, passing clouds ; D, drizzling rain ; F, foggy ; G-, gloomy, dark weather ; H, hail ; L, lig-htning ; M, misty ; O, overcast, tbe whole sky covered with, thick clouds ; P, passing showers ; Q, squally ; E, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly threatening appearance. WEATHEK FORECAST FOB 24 HOUES FROM 9 a.m. TO-DAY. Wind— Decreasing from between west and south-west and south at all places, but changing to between north-east and north and west at places southward of Napier and Wangauui after from 10 to 20 hour* Barometer — Further rise everywhere, but falling at all places south of Napier and New Plymouth after from 10 to 20 hours Ska— lncreasing on western and moderating on eastern coast Tides— Generally good BYNOPBIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Steadily rising barometer everywhere, the increase of pressure being fully half an inch in the southern half of the North Island. Strong westerly winds have been prevalent, and .there has been a heavy southerly gale on the coast between Port Chalmers and Napier with a very heavy sea. E. A. EDWIN.