RAIN DEVELOPING

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 149, 21 December 1932, Page 8

RAIN DEVELOPING

FINE WEATHER ENDS

The present meteorological outlook is noSy less favourable for those hoping for a continuance of fine weather than it has been for some time, although many people probably will not quarrel with a good Tain, Bhould it fall and finish before Christmas. The forecast issued at noon to-day promises moderate to fresh and increasing winds, with southteasterlies prevailing in. the Cook Strait area and easterlies to northerlies elsewhere.-Cloudy weather is likely in'.vtfie.Auckland' province, with rain developing;X; Elsewhere fair to cloudy weather will be experienced at firstj but the Jain area will gradually/extend southward as . far : as parts of : Nelson and Marlborough. . -'.'.'. While an anticyclone, with its centre to the-south, has been crossing- the Dominion, a cyclonic disturbance has been advancing over .the Tasman Sea toward ,the north of New Zealand.' ■" As a result, south-easterly winds have been strong in places in the Cook Strait area. - Moderate to fresh southerlies have prevailed in eastern, and far northern districts, while the southern half of the South .■ Island has experienced north-easterlies. Although the weather was; cloudy yesterday in. eastern districtSj;.it was fair generally, but since last night the easterly . winds .have brought^ some' Jijjht . and scattered showers ip eastern/ districts, and misty rain has fallen'in far northern districts. experienced fine and. warm weather; yesterday, ;with, a light and variable .w.ind.,. ■.'■ .■ -I :'■':.'.-;:■;./ ~:■;■ ' ■ The.wea.iher-was somewhat dull and cool in Wellington yesterday; the -wind being a;. fairly ■ fresh southeasterly. Some light ■ showers • early' this morning registered onepoint of rain at the Kelburn gaage.. , ..". v > A fresh south-westerly wind prevailed in Christehurch yesterday., The weather was generally- dull, although there was a brief improvement during the afternoon. Early to-day; a light drizzling rain started to fall. The weather in Dunedin yesterday was mostly fair, with intermittent cloud and sunshine and very little wind.