GENERAL RAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 121, 19 November 1934, Page 8

GENERAL RAIN

unsettled Weather

Special forecast for Wellington:— Strong north-westerly winds widen will reach gale force at times. Weather cloudy to overcast with intermittent rain. Temperatures still mild. . ■ '

" The general forecast for the Dominion, as a whole issued at noon today is for variable winds at first over'the southern half of the South Island. Otherwise winds will be moderate to strong north-westerlies which will reach gale force it times, in places abput Cook Strait. Wind* will becomo southerly in direction in the south after about 24 hours. The weather will still be gonerally unsettled with further rain, and sdme heavy falls may be'.expected'in tho central and southern districts. Temperatures will still bo mild. A deep cyclonic depression has beon situated over tho Tasman Sea during the last three days, and t has been moving gradually towards New ZoaJaid. Its centre this morning was lying to the west of the South Island. On. Saturday rain fell in the Auckland province and in tho far south, but elsewhere the weather was mainly fair and generally, warm and sultry. During and since Sunday, however, the rain has extended to most districts, and there have been some heavy falls in places about and to the north of .Cook Strait. Moderate/ to strong north-easterly, >or northerly winds -have prevailed, with gales, in exposed places. A change to south-easterlies occurred., last-night in the southern'portion of the^ South 'Island.? t ( , ' Auckland had a strong north-easterly wind on , Saturday! and Sunday. On Saturday it was > accompanied .by' frequent 'whowers. Sunday's weather was dull and threatening.and some further showers fell last night. The weather this morning wag cloudy with a north-easterly-breeze. Wellington had a fine, warm, and sultry day on Saturday with 13.3 hours of bright sunshine. The wind was a light one from the north-east or north. Thore wasYoneihour ;pf s^ .aay;&orning, '■•lijii-tter^^.i^eiweather .TOS;:duUv'imd|:war^"^i^Plight^inte^ riiittenttrain> most yolj. ;the', day* : Some heavierlshoweirß^riibwe^ri'; fell ■ -sifter 00, pint. ;V:The«^^dX remaned north, and; was >very' light. ';.^Al Kelburn 34 .points ofjr^in;;^reire&rd^dis'23f falling; in Lower: Hutt.,: ■ •■.' ■;-''i"-'-;"'-';Ja''''V '"■■'! ir Chriistc^urch' "briv Sa.turdp^mbrning had if air-JHreithefyiiltiough; itvwas'mpsj;ly^lou^:^hia southiweisterjjr' breeze. In the^ prevadea^n^^a^daypnightJißras'dull ana^'nusly^V^ite^Bra&yj'ifre^uent-.tUgnt sh6wersyfelji^e:iWindMbeing^a liglrt^orio from ;,the/«astiorth-eas<S€ The weJtthel1 this-mbrning^as still'flullj^vithiai; Ught ■wind frdni-the'same quarter;^« : .>;»v,ij ■/-Dunedin had fair ip- dull;T«rea|her on Saturday iwith; a flight' f^orthjeasterly wiiicLr'^Sunday's weatherlJwas^tfairsto cloudy; Some lighi; rain fell;there; last-nigh-fc,-;and at 9 a.m. today^jchel^rea^hfer was calm"'and it .stillgaining.'; -fijj '