RAIN PROBABLE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 101, 30 April 1937, Page 8

RAIN PROBABLE

NORTHERLY WINDS

Special forecast for Wellington:— Moderate to strong northerly to north-westerly winds, rising- at times to gale force. , Weather cioudy to overcast and rain probable. Temperatures milder,

but rather cooler again tomorrow.

The general forecast >for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today, i? for moderate to string northerly Winds,' backing at times to' the west, and in places temporarily to the southwest, during the - next twenty-four hours. The weather .will be cloudy to overcast arid rain is probable. Temperatures will Ibe milder at first, but somewhat cooler tomorrow. ■ .

The anticyclone which was responsible for fine weather yesterday ;oyer the Dominion has passed' away eastward, and since last night pressure has fallen owing to the approach, of a disturbance from the Tasman: Sea. Northerly winds have therefore freshened somewhat, and milder < cloudy conditions have set in over most of the country. Some light and scattered-rain has fallen on the west coast of the South Island and also in the far north.

Auckland's weather yesterday was cool and cloudy with a light southwesterly, wind. , It was overcast there this morning with a light wind from the north-north-east. Wellington's weather was fine and for the most part sunny, 8.8 hours of bright sunshine being recorded. A_ gentle easterly prevailed in the morning and a northerly in the afternoon. Christehurch had a fine and sunny day with a keen north-easterly wind. It was dull and foggy there this morning. , . ■ Dunedin's weather.was cloudy with intermittent sunshine and a light southwesterly breeze.. At 9 ■, a.m. today a fresh northerly; was . blowing and the weather was fair. ;:; :. "^ .'■■"■"'.