UNSETTLED WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 8

UNSETTLED WEATHER

Tho weather has"become warmer'since ■yesterday, but -with' ati increase in the force of tho winds the .conditions are somewhat unpleasant. The Director ■• of the Meteorological Office.slate that the barometer has fallen everywhere, and is now very low in the south. The winds are mostly strong -to gale, from northeasterlies to north-westerlies. Showery conditions have been general. A report this morning stated that there were 9 inches of snow at the Hermitage, but from other places there was no report of snow. The night was very cold, and some frosts were recorded,, although in most parts of the country the blanket of clouds kept off' the frost. Forty-one points of rain fell in Wellington during the night, and at Foxton and Wanganui there was rainfall amounting to 38 and 35 points respectively. A much heavier reading—2^ inches—was made at Arthur's Pass this morning, and the river, at Hokitika was reported to be in the fresh., The forecast is for •• westerly winds, strong to gale, and baching to southerlies, with unsettled and cloudy weather and rain probable . generally. Rivers are likely to be.flooded in Westland ,and snow is probable on the higher levels, in '.the south. The barometer, after falling everywhere, is expected to rise after about, 24 hours. s