WEATHER CHANGES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 110, 12 May 1930, Page 8

WEATHER CHANGES

AS ANTI-CYCLONE MOVES

Fine and pleasant weather prevailed generally over the week-end and was still in evidence this morning. But on the West Coast of the South' Island cloud is now more in evidence, and foggy conditions have been prevalent on the coast between Akaroa and Porfi Chalmers, gouth-easterly winds have prevailed over the northern half of tho North Island. Elsewhere winds havo been chiefly northorlies and these have freshened somewhat about Cook and Poveaux Straits. All centres had fine weather over the week-end, Wellington, having rather moro c*oud thau haa been the case latel.r.

Tho high pressure system which harf dominated tho weather since the beginning of tho month now shows signs of definite progression eastward. In tho southern part of the Dominion barometers have been falling slowly since Sunday owing to the gradual advance from the western Tasman Sea of a depression. |

Hence freshening northerly wind? may be expected and an increase is. cloud in districts with a westerly »■■> pect. In western districts scattered showers may be expected later, but elsewhere for the present' fair to fine wea-. ther should continue to prevail. Mild temperatures may be expected, especially in. eastern districts, s