STORMY WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 106, 6 May 1936, Page 10

STORMY WEATHER

UNFAVOURABLE FORECAST

Special forecast for Wellington:—

North-westerly gale, decreasing in force tonight, and winds backing later to the south. '

Weather squally and changeable, with frequent and at times heavy showers. Hail is probable later and so is snow on the ranges, and temperatures will become • cold tomorrow.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today, is for strong northerly to northwesterly winds, with gales to the north of Greymouth and Banks Peninsula. Elsewhere winds will be south-wester-ly in direction, although veering temporarily to the west or north-west, and there will be a final change to southerlies soon in the far south and extending over the Dominion within the next twenty-four hours. The weather will be squally and changeable with frequent showers. Hail is probable later with snow on the ranges, and temperatures will become cold.

Westerly depressions continue to cross the Dominion'! and the last of a series is now moving on to the South Island. There has been a rapid rise in pressure over eastern Australia. A southerly change had set in by this morning up the East Coast as far as Timaru, but otherwise moderate to strong northerly to north-westerly winds were still prevailing, gale force being reached in parts of the Cook Strait area. The weather in most districts has been mild and cloudy to overcast, and there has been further rain in the western. and southern districts of the South Island and about Cook Strait. Some heavy falls have been recorded in places, Arthur's Pass recording the largest total, 545 points. Rainbow Rise, in Marlborough, has had a fall of 261 points, Greymouth one of 137 points, and Westport one of 101 points. Since last night light rain has also fallen on parts of the East Coast of the South Island.

Auckland's weather has been cloudy although otherwise fair. A westerly breeze prevailed yesterday and a north-north-westerly was blowing this morning.

A high north-westerly wind has prevailed in Wellington, conditions last night ■• being particularly boisterous. The weather has been mild, cloudy, and squally, with occasional light showers. Up to 9 a.m. today the rainfall at Kelburn totalled 14 points, but Lower Hutt had had a fall of 40 points..

A strong northerly wind blew in Christchurch yesterday morning, and the weather was cloudy. But in the afternoon the wind turned to a light south-westerly and the sun shone. There was a light shower about midnight, and at 9 a.m. today it was overcast with a light wind from the northwest.

Dunedin had calm and dull weather yesterday, but since last night the wind has been southerly in direction and it has been raining. 34 points being recorded up to 9 a.m. today.