MANY CHANGES

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1932, Page 10

MANY CHANGES

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER

PROSPECTS FOR WEEK-END

A depression that was* .scarcely recognisable as it left Southern. Australia deepened rapidly yesterday while crossing. New Zealand; During Thursday night and yesterday morning strong northerly winds blew south of Cape Egniont, and East Cape, but during yesterday a southerly change advanced gradually from the south of the whole Dominion, bringing a considerable droj» in temperatures. Rain has been widespread in the South Island and western! districts of the North Island, but only] moderate in amount. Thunderstorms occurred at a number of places on-the east coast last evening. At Auckland, apart from light showers,"last evening, the weather ovei; the lasT two days has been fine. Thurs-< day was a beautiful day in Wellington, but a northerly gale arose during the night and continued until shortly before noon yesterday. Thereafter the wind gradually decreased, until at 7 p.m. it was calm again. A light southerly then blew for two and a half hours. Prom 9.30 p.m. to half an hour after midnight calm reigned once more, to be followed by a short burst of southerly wind._ The weather was dull yesterdaymorning between noon and 2.30 -p.mT, and there was a light drizzle. In the afternoon the sky cleared, but in the evening there were some more showers associated with thunder storms, centred at a considerable distance from the city. There were frequent flashes of lightning. The temperature fell continuously from 7 p.m. .The total rain* fall was O.lOin. HAH. AT EASTBOURNE. There was a heavy fall of hail at Eastbourne shortly after 11 o'clock last night, some of the hailstones being the size of marbles. The hail lay about on the streets as though it was mid-winter, instead of mid-summer, and at daylight to-day there were hailstones still to be seen on the ground in sheltered places. After a fine warm day on, Thursday, Christchureh experienced changeable weather yesterday, and in the evening there was a thuno;er storm with light hail and rain. Dunedin had showery weather on Thursday and during yesterday morning, but yesterday afternoon the rain ceased and the weather was fine. Winds were mainly south-, westerly. THE rOKECAST. The. forecast is for south-westerly ■ winds at first in most places, but veering gradually to northerHes at places from Taranaki and Hawkes Bay southwards. The force of the wind: trill he light to moderate at first, but later on. increasing. Pine weather is to be expected everywhere at first, but showers are likely to develop later on the west coast of the South Island and in far southern districts. Temperatures will rise.

■ A proposal to-form an aero, club at Eltham is under consideration, aid, according to a Taranaki exchange, it is Hkely to be carried into effect in the near future. A plateau which is almost a natural aerodrome is said: to be "available as a landing ground, and, subject to the owner's consent, an application: will probably be made shortly for the licensing of this area as an aerodsome, • with the object ultimately of applying for membership of the Western Federated Plying Club, '-■-■ —r ~':""._'- "■