RAIN COMING

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 142, 12 December 1935, Page 10

RAIN COMING

AN APPROACHING CHANGE

Special forecast for Wellington:— Strong north-westerly winds, reaching gale force. Weather fair at first, but some rain probable before morning:.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today, is for northerly to north-wester-ly winds, which will be moderate to strong generally, and will reach gale force at times south of New Plymouth and Napier. There will be a change to southerlies tonight in the southern portion of the South Island. The weather will be fair at first in most parts, but rain will develop in districts with a westerly aspect, and fairly general rain is probable within the next 24 to 36 hours. Temperatures will be mild.

Barometers are still rather high over the North Island, but pressure is falling generally owing to the approach of a depression from across the Tasman Sea. Northerly winds have consequently predominated. These, although mainly moderate, have been strong at times or of gale force in Cook and Foyeaux Straits. For the most part the weather has been fair and mild to warrri;" but cloudy skies have ruled in districts with a westerly aspect and a few scattered showers have fallen on the . West Coast and in the southern districts of- the South Island.

Fair to fine and warm weather has ruled in Auckland, winds being light and variable.

Wellington's weather yesterday was dull and threatening, and a trace of rain fell at times. The wind was a strong north-westerly. Only 2.7 hours of bright sunshine were recorded, and the day's maximum temperature was only 62.6 degrees.

It was overcast and warm in Christchurch yesterday. The wind in the morning was a light westerly, but was north-easterly in direction during the afternoon. About 2 p.m. there was a light fall of rain amounting to one point. The day's maximum temperature was 77 degrees. The weather there this morning was fine and warm with a north-easterly breeze.

Dunedin had four points of rain yesterday morning, but the remainder of the day was fine, warm, and sunny, with a light northerly wind. It was fine there this morning1.