COLD AND SQUALLY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 10

COLD AND SQUALLY

BUT IMPROVING SOON

Special forecast for Wellington:—

Strong southerly winds which at times will reach gale force.

Weather cold and squally with further rain, but conditions moderating tomorrow.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today, is for moderate to strong southerly winds which, although reaching gale force in places, will gradually moderate. The weather will be changeable 'and squally with showers in most districts, and some heavy falls are likely about Cook Strait and on the east coast of the South Island. Temperatures will be cold, and hail is to be expected on parts of the coast. Conditions, however, will be fair on the west coast of the South Island and should gradually improve elsewhere.

The depression referred to yesterday! has crossed the Dominion- and its centre this morning was in the vicinity of the Chatham Islands. A slight secondary, however, is following it. Moderate to strong westerly to south-westerly winds prevailed yesterday and scattered showers fell, especially in western areas. Since last evening, however, southerly winds have become general and have increased in strength, and at the same time the weather has become more generally unsettled and most districts have had rain. There have been some heavy downpours in scattered places; and hail has fallen on parts of the eastern and southern coastlines. In the South Island snow has fallen on some of the higher levels. The weather this morning was cold, squally, and showery, except in Westland where an improvement was in evidence.

Auckland's weather yesterday was fair to cloudy, with a moderate wind from the south-west. It was showery there this morning.

Wellington's weather was fair although at times cloudy and threatening, and a strong and squally northwesterly wind prevailed all day. About midnight there was a change to a cold southerly, and at 2.45 a.m. ram set in. Up to 9 a.m. today 39 points had been recorded at Kelburn, but only four in Lower Hutt. Christchurch had dull weather with a north-westerly breeze. The wind changed to the south-west during ths night and the weather since then has been cold, squally, and showery. The rainfall totalled 35 points.

It was sunny in Duneditr yesterday morning with a light wind from the north-east. But during the afternoon {he wind changed to the south-west and the weather became cold and squally with rain and hail showers, the rainfall amounting to 18 points. At 9 a.m. today a strong south-westerly was blowing ' and the weather was squally and wet.

Mr. John C. Begg, F.R.A.S., of Dunedin, who retired from the position of president of the New Zealand Astronomical Society at its annual meeting last night, received a hearty vote of thanks for his valuable services to the society during the last two years. Mr. A. C. Gifford paid a tribute to Mr. Begg for his help and advice and Professor D. C. H. Florance said that the society owed him a great debt of gratitude.