FINE WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 104, 4 May 1935, Page 10

FINE WEATHER

COLD NIGHT TEMPERATURES

Special forecast for Wellington:— Moderate and variable winds, westerlies predominating. Weather fine, with mild day, but cold night temperatures.

The general forecast issued at noon today was for variable winds about Cook Strait and on parts of the east coast; elsewhere south-westerly, strong in the far south, but elsewhere moderate. The weather for the most part Will be fine, buf scattered passing showers are likely in the far north and south and on parts of the West Coast. Mild day but cold night temperatures are to be expected, with frosts inland. :;< ■;■ ■

During the past twenty-four hours a few light scattered shbwers have iauen in most districts, but'generally though cold south-westerly winds have predominated, the weather has been fair to cloudy. Winds were strong at many places yesterday, but by this morning, except, in . Eoveaux Strait, they- had moderated, and about and south of Cook Strait had become more variable in direction. Pressure is still low to the east" and south, but is gradually rising with the advance of an anticyclone over the Tasman Sea At Auckland yesterday ■ the weather was cold and rattier cloudy, but otherwise fair. A fresh south-westerly wind prevailed. Since last" night occasional showers have fallen, with a light northwest wind." '•

.Wellington had a fine sunny day. In the morning a cold south-westerly blew,.but after midday the wind decreased and later turned to westerly This morning was brilliantly fine, with a genue north-east wind. . ■ • • In Christchurch the morning was mostly fair. A west-north-west breeze ,changed to. a fresh south-wesferly about. 10, ajn.;,and in the afternoon the sky-clouded over. A few light showers fell in- the evening, but conditions cleared later, arid there were four degrees of frost during the night. The rainfall amounted to one point Dunedin had cold, squally,: dull weather, and showers in the afternoon. This morning, however, the weather was fine. 'A strong westerly wind has continued to blow. The rainfall amounted to six points.