SOUTHERLY CHANGE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1937, Page 8

SOUTHERLY CHANGE

COLD AND WET

Special forecast for Wellington:-— North-westerly winds, •trong to fales, but winds backing to ihe south, by tomorrow morning. Unsettled and squally weather, with intermittent rain, and temperatures becoming: cold. The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at iioon today for the ensuing twenty-four hours, is for moderate to strong north-westerly., winds from Cook Strait northward, with westerlies to south-westerlies thence southward, A southerly change, however, Is likely to gradually become general during the next twenty-four hours. Winds In places will probably reach gale force. The weather will still be squally and changeable, with shower* at times and with heavy rain in places, and in the south some hail i» probable. Conditions, however, will improve tomorrow on the West Coast of the South Island. Temperatures will become cold. * •' With the passage across the South Island of a- series of rather deep secondary depressions, winds generally have been strong and squally and in places gale force, has been reached, Pressure, however, is now rising over the south-eastern part of Australia, and the last of the present series of depressions is likely to pass within the next twenty-four hours. North-westerly or northerly winds predominated yesterday, but by this morning a change to moderate south-westerlies had taken place over much of the South Island. The weather has been changeable and for ihe most part unsettled, with rain at times in most districts. In western areas from Taranaki southward some heavy falls have been recorded, and in places there have been thunderstorms. Arthur's Pass reports a fall of 396 points, Farewell Spit 120 points. Westport 160 points, Greymouth 142 points, and Okuru 183 points. Over most of the North Island and in the eastern districts of the South Island falls have been light and scattered.

Auckland's weather yesterday was fair to cloudy with a moderate wind from the west-south-west. At 8 a.m, today it was overcast and a fresh wind from the north-north-west was blowing.

A strong north-westerly wind continued to blow in Wellington, gale force being reached at times, and the weather was mostly cloudy or overcast. Since 5.30 a.m. today it has been raining, 22 points being recorded at Kelburn up to 9 a.m. Hours of bright sunshine yesterday totalled 4.8, and the maximum and minimum temperatures were 59.8 and 53.2 degrees respectively..

Christchurch had fair to fine weather yesterday with a moderate wind from between north-east and north-west. The maximum temperature was 70.0 degrees and the minimum 47.9 degrees. At 9 a.m. today it was raining, one point having been recorded up to that lime, and a moderate wind from the west-south-west was blowing.

Dutiedin had a fair morning, but the afternoon was overcast with occasional showers. During the night some heavy rain fell, the wind turning to the south. The fall up to 9 a',m. today had been 29 points, At that time it was cloudy with a light wind blowing from the south-south-west.