THE WEATER

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 122, 25 May 1928, Page 11

THE WEAT ER

♦ — 7 — ■ ■; STILL UNSETTLED ' Tho anti-cyclone which has covered the New Zealand area and tho Tasman Sea, has intensified further, and this morning barometer.readjngs as high, as 30.75 inches were : reported: at .Oamaru^ and Duned*n. Pressure;: however, dSire^ latively low in the : Far->' North,,' and there is evidence of "the /developmerit of a cyclone in the Northern Tasman Sea. Strong south to east winds have brought unsettled showery conditions to most districts, and some heavy rain at places on the east coast from Kaikoura, northwards, but in the southern half of the South Island and Weatland the weather has been chiefly fair. Temperatures have been keen and frosts have been prevalentj mpre:; especially, in the South Island. ,J.The iforeeast. is for moderate to^.stipng.^sottth'-e'ast .tip east winds, reaching" gale ..force at places north of Farewell Spit and Kaikoura, later backing to north-east. The weather is likely- to be fair to fine south of Westport and Akaroa, but elsewhere still unsettled,' with showers ' at times, and some further heavy falls in the East Coast districts north, of Kai-.. koura. Cold temperatures.''-with'.,.hard frosts in the South. Island,.- are ,\ex-, pected. ' . ■'.' ;■'..■■,■■ ,-..■■ ■. ... '■