METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 92, 20 April 1911, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL WELLINGTON'S WEATHER.

' THE SUN. Rose to-day— 6h 24m a.m. ; sets 5h 15m p.m Rises to-morr >w— 6h 25m a.m. ; sets 5h 13m p.m. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday— Morning, 4h 15m; afternoon, 4h 55m; total, 9h 10m. THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.) D. H M. First quarter 6 5 25 p.m Full moon 14 2 7a m. Last quarter 22 6 6 a.m. New moon ... ... ... 29 9 65 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE. Yesterday— Maximum, 66.8deg. ; minimum, 48.2deg. ; mean, 57.5deg. To-day, at noon— 6odeg. RAINFALL. ttot the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day-Total to date during the month— fl.94in Total rainfall for March— o.34in. WIND. Average velocity for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— B miles per hour. BAROJUETEH. ' Yesterday— s p.m., 30.01. To-day— 9.30 a.m., 29.91; noon, 29.87. NEW ZEALAND. SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST 24 HOURS. Except in the extreme South, where an unsteady barometer has ruled, pressure has decreased everywhere, and is now least at Cape Maria. Van Diemen. A cyclonic area appears to be enveloping the North Island, and easterly and northerly winds have increased generally, strong to gale in the northern districts. Much ram is reported northward of Cape Egmont and Napier, and' unsettled and cloudy weather has extended as far south as Hokitika and Lyttelton. Elsewhere fine and clear conditions prevail. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. From observations taken at 9 a.m. ~ ~ " Ther. Station. Wind. Bar. in We'th'r Shade Cape Maria Van Diemen ... NE f b 29-50 72 M Russell NE f b 2957 69 B Manukau Heads ENE f b ?9 61 59 E Auckland ENE g- 2964 67 X Eiist Cape ... Eif b 2990 (Si O Gisborne Calm 2993 58 O Spit. Napier ... SW I 2993 (51 fi Castlepoint ... NE br 28-90 61 P New Plymouth ... Ef b 2974 57 B Patea B 1 29-gl 58 B Wanganui ... E 1 29"85 58 B C Foxton Efb -29-83 62 BC Wellington ... Calm 2901 58 BO Blenheim W 1 29-98 53 C Cape Campbell ... Sf b 2998 56 G Kaikoura Calm 2998 59 B C Nelsou SWI 29-93 55 BC Farewell Spit ... SE f b 29-eo 60 C Westport 3B 1 29 SO 53 C Cape Foulwind ... SE f b 29*86 55 B C Greymouth ... Ebr 29-SS 51 B C Hokitika El 29 90 57 B C ' Beuley Calm 2996 38 F Ljttelton NE 1 29*96 53 BC Christchiu-cli ... SW 1 3O'(M 49 B Tiinuru Calm 30-03 49 B Oaniiuu W 1 3000 50 B Port Chalmers ... NE 1 29*08 57 B Duneain N 1 29-99 51 B Queeuscown ... Calm 30-00 45 B iNufjsetd NE 1 29.9b bi B luKorcargill ... NE 1 29.83 48 B Blntt Calm -^9.97 5a ii Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; in g, moderate gale; g. whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram; F, foggy-; 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; Z, hazy. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. the following forecast waß issued for- the subsequent 24 hours: — Winds.— Easterly, strong to gale, northward of Kaikoura and Farewell Spit; easterly and northerly winds, moderate to strong, elsewhere. Barometer.— Fall everywhere. Sea. — Heavy northward of East Cape, and increasing northward of. Kaikoura after from ten to sixteen hours; rough in Cook Strait and off shore on all the western coast; moderate swell elsewhere. . Tides.— High northward of East Cape; good thence to Kaikoura; low on all the western coast; moderate elsewhere Warning signals for easterly gales are exhibited at Cape Maria Van Diemen, Tiritiri, and East Cape, and for south-easterly at Farewell Spit, Stephen Island, and Cape Campbell. Weather.— Heavy rain and stormy weather are probable northward of Kaikoura and Farewell Spit, with rivers flooded, especially oa the east coast of the North Island; cool and changeable weather is probable elsewhere. D. C. BATES.