OF LAST 24 HOURS.

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 101, 30 April 1937, Page 3

OF LAST 24 HOURS.

SYNOPS|S Yesterday's anticyclone has disappeared eastwards and since last nlcht 'barometers liave been falling over the Dominion, with the ap-. proacli of-a depression from the Tasman; Sea. Consequently, winds have freshened from the north. Fine weather prevailed generally, yesterday but since last night, though conditions, have become milder, skies have clouded over in most districts and some scattered light rains have fallen on the' west coast of the South Island and also In the far north.

Beaufort scale of wind fittce, with equivalent mph —0, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze 4-7; 3, gentlo'breeze, 8-11; 4, moderat* breeze! 12-16;'0. fresh breeze, 17-21: 6. strong breeze, 22-27; 7. high wind, 23-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9 strong gale. 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65,; 12, hurricane. Weather. —B, blue sky;' cloud amount 0-3 tenths BC, bluo sky and detached clouds; cloud amount 4-6 tenths. C, cloudy; cloud amount 7-8 tenths. 0, overcast; cloud amount 9-10 tenths. C. Bloomy, dull V. ugly, threatening H. continuous or steady rain, 0,----snow Jl»r precipitation within eight of station. D, drizzle. P. passing showers. H. hail. Q. Equally. U lightning. T thunder. P, fog M. mist. Z, haze. X. hoar-frost. I, intermittent. ■i FORECAST. i Winds.—Moderate to .strong northerly wind* backing to west and in places south-west within the next twenty-four hours.Baronioter.—A fallinu tendency. , Sons —Becoming rough In the Cook Strait area- elsewhere slight to moderate hut rising on the West Coast and about Foveaux Strait. Weather —Cloudy to overcast and rain .probable Temperatures mild but cooler tomorrow.

Station. Wind. Pres. Tenst>. Weathet, Capo Maria T.D. —Not received. Russell N. 4. 29.77 61 OCRJI Iloklanga ■ Heads.—Not received. Kalpara Sic Stn. N- 4 29.77 57 OMB Manukan Heads . N 5 . 5« ■ O Auckland .. NNE 3 29.77 61 " O Tirlttrl N5, 57 CG Kawliia E 2 < D9 C. Tauranga ....Calm 29.84 51 O Opotikl ..... Calm 29.85 52 0 Taupo .. Calm .42 O East Capo .. NYV 5 29.80 57 OU Cisborno ,...\V1 29.85 46 O5ID Napier S 1 29.70 47 07. Castlepoint ...N 2 .28.77- 54 JSC Cape I'alliser .. NE 2 'IS B . New Plymouth . SB 3 29.73 .52 O Capo EBiuont . N 6 29.69 55 C . Patea N 1 29.68 02 0 Wanganui.—Not received. . :, Foxton E 1. 52 • 0 Wellington . NNE 3 29.73 52 O Nelson Calm 29.73 47 O Cape Campbell KW 5 29.70 53 iBC' Farewell Spit . SE 2 29.72 , 51 O Westport ... ENE 4 29.63 58 Ctf. Greyraouth ... E 0 29.67 43 P Arthur's Pass.—Not received. Kaikoura .. NW 2 29.69 49 BC^ Christclmrch NNE 1 29.67 41 OZF Akaroa L'house NB A 29.69 50 C Timaru Wit 29.54 43 CZ. Oamaru N3 29.68. 46 C Dunedin ....:. N 5 29.65 47 BO. Alexandra .. Calm 3fi O Queenstown ... K 2 29.56 42 ■ O Nuggets .... NE 6 29.58 47 C Bluff NE 2 29.52 47 0 Puysegur Point .. N 2 29.39 49 C

TODAY'S WEATHEH.