METEOROLOGECAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 104, 29 October 1909, Page 6

METEOROLOGECAL.

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER. THE SUN. Rose to-day —4h 42m a.m.; sets 6h 27m p.m. Rises to-morrow —4h 41m a.m.; sets Gh 28m p.m. BRIGHT" SUNSHINE. Yesterday—Morning, 5h 40m; afternoon, 5u 30m; total, llh 10m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.)

TEMPERATURE IN SHADE. Yesterday — Maximum, 61deg.; minimum, 52deg.; mean, 57deg. To-day—l p.m., COdeg. RAINFALL. For the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-Nil. Total to date during the month—2.7lin. Total rainfall for September—2.6lin. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— 18 miles per hour. BAROMETER. Yesterday— 5 p.m., 29.88. To-day—9.3o a.m., 30.05; 1 p.m., 30.06. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OP THE LAST 24 HOURS. The barometer has fallen in the northern districts, but risen slowly in the south since midnight. The weather has been unsettled and cloudy generally, and showery in parts. Moderate to strong westerly winds have prevailed, freshening and changing to the southward this morning on the east coast of the South Island. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FEOM OBSERVATIONS TAKES AT 9 A.M

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; i b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. •Weather.— B, blue sk>, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; i\ loggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally, R, ram, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance. FORECAST. At & a.m. the following forecast was issued ' for the subsequent 24 hours :— Winds.— Northerly winds, increasing moderate to strong, are probable northward of Wanganui and Napier; south-easterly thence southwards, but probably changing to the northward and increasing after from 16 to 24 hours. ' Barometer. — Fall slowly northward of Napier and New Plymouth; rise slowly elsewhere, but falling after 10 hours. Sea.— lncreasing between Castlepoint and Kaikoura after 16 hours, and moderate elsewhere. Tides.— Good generally. Weather.— Warm and humid conditions are probable over the North Island, and unsettled and cloudy weather generally, with showers in many parts. Warning signal for northerly gale will be exhibited at sunrise at Capes Campbell, Farewell Spit, and Foulwind, and at Stephen Island, Nuggeb. Point, and Centre Island. Note.— Local conditions indicate the development of a disturbance to the westward of New Zealand at present, and a. low pressure area is expected to pass in tho South about Monday night with increasing northerly winds Jn the meantime. D. C. BATES.

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