METEOROLOGICAL FORECAST

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 25, 29 July 1922, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST

WELLINGTONS WEATHER. SATURDAY, 29th JULY. ' The Moon— First quarter, 2nd day, 10.22 a.m. Full moon, 9th day, 2.37. p.m. £Ast quarter, 17th d»y, 1.41 p.m. New moon; 25tli day, 0.17 a.m. First quarter, 31st day, 3.52 p.m. Tho Sun— Rose today, 7h 3m a.m.; sets 4h 52m p.m. Eise3 to-morrow, 7h 2m a.m.; seta 41i 53m p.m. Bright , Sunshine: YesterdayMorning, Qh'3sm; afternoon, Oh sm; total, Oh 40m. . : . ' ■ \ Temperature in Shade—Yesterday, maximum, 50.2d0g.; minimum, 45.4deg.; mean, 47.8deg. | Rainfall— Total for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day—Nil. . Total to date during the month—l.s6in. Total for June—3.23in. Wind— Velocity of the Wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day— l 6.4 miles per hour. Barometer—Yesterday, 9 a,m., 30.31. To-day, 9 .a.m., 3<5:35; noon, 30.32. ' : SYNOPSIS OF LAHT 24 HOUHS. Easterly gales, with heavy rain, have prevailed in the northernmost districts since last night, owing to the presence of a storm centred north of New Zealand. Elsewhere strong south-east winds have predominated, and the weather has been cold and changeable, with scattered showers in the east coast districts. Pressure has remained considerably above normal In the South.

■", TO-DAY'S WEATHER.

\ Woiitherr-B, blue sky, be. tUc.- atmospbert cleat' or hazy; C. cloudy, passing clouds; S, drljiiiue r»in;- 1?, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; 11,- bail; L. lightning; M. misty: 0, oreroasfc, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; V, passins showers; Q, squally; E, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; V, ugly, threatening appearance; '£, hazy. Wind—C calm; L, light; Br, breeze; FB, fresh'breeae; MO, moderate gale; G, whcla M I b»»ry t»lc; W, gale of exceptional severity. ,

\'■■ • ' : ■ At 9'a.m. todxy the following forecast wai Issued for the.subsequent 2« hours:— . • ." . Winus^-Easterly, strong to gale, , northward of Kawhia and East Cape; south-easterly tliencc to Farewell Spit and Kaikoura; moderate to strong southerly elsewhere. liarometer—Unsteady, with a falling tendency.' . B«as—Very heavy northward of I£a3t Cape; heavy, southward to Kaikoura; moderate.on the -West Coast of the South Island; rough elsewhere. i Tides—High on the east coast;.good elsewhere. ' .... Warning signals for easterly gales' are exhibited'at Cape Maria Van DicmeD and Tiri.tiri, and for" south-easterly, "at Castlepoiut, Cape Campbell, Stephen Island, and Farewell Spit. Weather—Cold and unsettled, with rain in' the-North. Island, and further heavy rain in tlie northernmost districts;' co\d and changeable in the South Island, with scattered .showers- along the east coast. ' . B. V. PEMBERTON. \ , Saturday, :29th July, 1922.

/■• I ■ Ther. Station. Wind.' Bar. in We'tli'i . | ■ Shadt , Cape Maria V.D. ...'. Line.interrupted. Russell , „ „ Hokiinga Heads „ „ Jialpara Sig. Stn. ... „ „ . :Manokau Heads SSB fb 20.01 44 0 Auckland ...... SE fb 20.01 53 . 0 Tiritiri SB ffc 30.00- 51 KQ Kawhia E fb 30.10 . 45 C Tauranga S fb 30.13 50 0 Taupo .'....Caliu 30.25 53 C Gisborhe ...;.. SE fb • 30.29 51 0 Napier .... SW 1 ■ 30.36 44 OB Castlepoint .;.,.. W 1 30.35 44 B Cape' Palliser .... SE 1 ( «S0.34 48 O Cape Egmont .. S fb 30.18 44 B Patea SE br 30.24 47 B Wanganui...... SE br 30.27 49 Z Foxton ........ Calm 30.32 41 EC Wellington .... SE fb 30.35 47 0 Cape Campbell ..SI 30.33 51 0' Farewell Spit ..' E fb 30.29 48 C Westport . SE 1 ' 30.23. 39 B ' Greymouth E fb 30.20 37 ■■. If ' Arthur's Pass .. ■ Calm 30.28 21 1! Cliristcburch .. SW 1 30.33 33. C Akaroa X.H. ... NW 1 30.31 45 - BC Tiinaru Calm ; 30.39 33. B Oamani Calm 30.43 35 B Dunedin ' Calm 30.41 ; 40 Hi Quecnstown .... Calm 30.3S 29 ISC 1 'Nuggets ,. SW 1 30.30 40 O Blurt Calm 30.32 37 CZ