ROUGH WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 9, 11 January 1929, Page 6

ROUGH WEATHER

SOUTHERLY CHANGE COMING An intense disturbance of tho westerly type still dominates the' meteorological situation, there having been little change since yesterday. Barometers aro still comparatively high in the north, but Bouth of New Plymouth and Castlepoint the weather has been ■ squally and changeable, although mainly fair to cloudy to the northward. In the South Island there has been much rain, heavy falls and thunderstorms occurring in a number of places. Arthur's Pass had no fewer than 788 points of rain during the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today. Locally it has been very squally, the maximum gust of wind being one of 54 miles per hour at 5 a.m. to-day. I

The present outlook is not very reassuring. Moderate to strong winds from between west and north are forecasted, these reaching gale force at times in,places south of New Plymouth and Napier. The 'weather will still continue unsettled. Eain may be expected south of New' Plymouth and Castlepoint, falls being heavy in western and southern districts of the South Island. The rain is likely' to extend later to more northern districts. Humid and sultry conditions will still prevail, but after about 2i hours a southerly change may be expected to set in, with perhaps a tejn^orary improvement in the weather 'during the week-end.