CONDITIONS IMPROVING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 15, 17 July 1937, Page 10

CONDITIONS IMPROVING

Special forecast for Wellington:— Southerly winds strong to gale force, but gradually moderating. Weather cold, squally, and changeable, with frequent showers, heavy at times, and some hail, but conditions improving tonight. The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today for the ensuing twenty-four hours, is for southerly winds strong about and north of Cook Strait, with gales in the Strait and in places between Kaikoura and East Cape, but slowly moderating; elsewhere light to moderate. Further showers are probable in parts of Marlborough and over the North Island, with some heavy falls between Cape Palliser and Gisborne and hail in places, but soon improving, except in the latter area. Temperatures will be cold; with some sharp frosts.

While the depression east of the North Island has made little eastward progress since yesterday, an intense anti-cyclone has extended across the South Island. The pressure radient has therefore steepened considerably I over the central area and consequently the southerly winds which have prevailed have continued to be strong to gale force between Cook Strait and East Cape. The weather has been cold and unsettled in the North Island and also on the east coast of the South Island, with rain at times, some heavy falls' having occurred between Cook Strait and Gisborne. The latter pla:e reports 108 points, Castlepoint 180, and Cape Palliser 117. ! In Auckland it was fine yesterday untli mid-afternoon, when it became cloudy and showery, and a few showers also fell in the night, the southerly wind freshening. This morning was fair, with a fresh south-south-westerly wind. There were two points of rain.

At Wellington the weather was cold and mostly overcast, with occasional light showers. A strong southerly wind prevailed and it became particularly boisterous in the night, when it was accompanied by heavy rain at times. The rainfall amounted to 72 points. The maximum wind gust was one of 61 miles per hour at 12.10 a.m.

Christchurch had a cold, showery day, with a fresh south-westerly wind. The rainfall totalled 24 points. This 'morning was fair, a south-westerly breeze prevailing.

It was cloudy and showery also in Dunedin, with a south-westerly breeze. The rainfall was 14 points. '