METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 64, 17 March 1931, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

TUESDAY, 17th MARCH. The Sun. —Itoso to-day.—5.49 a.m.; sets, 6.11 p.m. Rises to-morrow, 5.50 a.m.; sets, 6.9 p.m. Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday: Morning, 5h 24min; afternoon, 4h 54min; total, lOh 18min. Temperatures in Shade.—Maximum, 69.8deg.; minimum, OT.Odcg.; mean, 63.Sdeg. Rainfall for the 21 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 0.04 in; total to date for the month, 0.251 H. ' Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 15.3 m.p.h. Barometer. —Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.001n; today, 9 a.m., 29.871n; noon, 29.821n.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS. Fine weather has continued to prevail on the east coast between East Cape and Cape Palllser, but elsewhere conditiona have beeii mostly cloudy and have gradually become unsettled. Further scattered rain has fallen in districts with a westerly aspect and in the far south, the falls having been chiefly light, but Farewell Spit reports 60 points. A series of low pressure waves continues to cross the Domlniou with lowest barometers to the southwards and consequently moderate to fresh winds between north and west have predominated.

Weather.—B, blue sky: 8.C., blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; 0., overcast; C, gloomy, dull: {]~ ugly, threatening; 8., continuous or steady r.iln; S., snow; D., drizzle; P., passing showers; 11., hail; Q., squally; Ij., lightning; T.. thunder: F., fog; M., mist; Z., haze. Beautort Scale of Wind Force, with equivalent velocities at 16 feet above ground.—o, calm, 0-1 m.p.h.; l, light air, 2-3; 2, Blight breeze, 4-7; 3, gentle breeze, 8-11; 4 moderate breeze, 12-16; 5 fresh breeze, 17-21; 6, strong' breeze, 22-27; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, galo, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane.

FORECAST. Winds.—Variable, with moderate to strong westerlies prevailing, backing to strong southcrlics within 24 hours. Barometer.—Rising shortly. Seas.—Rough south of Cane Egmont and in Cook and Foveaux Straits; otherwise moderate, but rising later on the east coast. Tides.—Moderate generally. Warning signal for a southerly gale is exhibited at Nugget Point. Weather.—Cloudy and unsettled with somo rain; heavy showers developing with the southerly chango south of Tlmaru. Temperatures becoming cool.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. Station Wind. Pras. Temp. Weather. Cape Maria V.D. Calm Kussell W 3 Uokiauga Hds. w 1 Kaipara Sis Sn SW 3 Manukau Hds. N 1 Auckland .... SW 3 Tirltlri '. SW 2 Kawhia NW 3 Tauranga ...... W 1 Opotiki Calm Taupo SI East Cape .... N 5 Gisborne NW 3 Napier Castlepoint .. XIV 0 Cape Palllacr NW 5 New Plymouth. Calm Cape Egmont .. N 2 Patea N 1 Wanganul .. NNW 1 Eoxton N 2 Wellington .. NW 4 Cape Campbell ..SI Farewell Spit NW 5 Westport SW 4 Greymouth .... E 4 Arthur's Pass NW 5 Kaikoura Calm Cliristclnirch ENE '1 . Akaroa L'house NE 3 Tlmaru KB S Oamani NE 4 Duncdln Calm Alexandra SW 2 Qucenatown ... W 3 Nuggets WSW 4 Bluff W T Puyaegur Point NW i 29.90 04 B 30.03 65 BC 30.10 05 (' 30.04 66 IJC 30.02 07 O 30.02 03 O — 62 O — B3 BC 30.00 05 O 30.05 li" O ■ — 62 C 30.00 OS B 29.95 73 B Not received. 29.91 70 B — 70 liC 29.97 03 (I 29.98 07 C 29.95 65 C 29.96 07 C — 02 O 29.87 59 OMR 29.89 01 O 29.S9 04 C 29.93 57 C 29.93 53 O 52 O 29.SO 00 O 29.83 58 O 29.83 58 C 28.S2 58 BC 29.81 59 C 29.86 5« O — 53 C 29.80 61 C 29.79 54 CZ 29.84 53 OI' 29.S8 50 OP