RAIN AND WIND

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 108, 8 May 1937, Page 8

RAIN AND WIND

WEEKEND FORECAST

Special forecast for Wellington:—.

North-westerly winds of strong to gale force.

Weather cloudy to overcast with rain at times, more especially in the ranges. Mild temperatures.

. The forecast for- the whole^ Dominion, issued at noon today, is for south-westerly winds at first in the far, north; otherwise northerlies to westerlies prevailing, moderate to strong generally, but of gale force at times south of New Plymouth and Napier. .The -weather,-will be fair at first in the far northern and eastern districts of the North Island; .elsewhere cloudy to overcast. Rain may be expected in districts with a northerly aspect from Kawhia southwards and gradually extending over most of the country. Temperatures will be mild.

Owing to an intense westerly depression having advanced on to southern New Zealand the generally fine weather of yesterday has since last night given place to unsettled; conditions and scattered rain in western districts from Taranaki southwards and in'the far south. Winds yesterday were light to moderate, southwesterlies prevailing over the : northern half of the North Island and westerlies, or* north-westerlies elsewhere, but by this morning it. had freshened, especially south of New Plymouth and Castlepoint. : Temperatures have been mild. "

Auckland yesterday had fine weather with a light south-westerly wind. This morning it was calm and cloudy. . . Very pleasant weather prevailed, in Wellington yesterday. : It was calm until 2 p.m. when a light northerly sprang up. There were 7.3 hours of sunshine. . Yesterday was brilliantly fine at Christc,hurch with a gentle easterly breeze. It clouded- over in the evening and since early this .. morning a north-westerly gale has been blowing there. • .: .' Fair to cloudy and mild weather has prevailed in Dunedin. A gentle northerly was blowing yesterday but by this morning •it had freshened.