ANOTHER SOUTHERLY

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 8

ANOTHER SOUTHERLY

CHANGE COMING TONIGHT

Special forecast for Wellington:—

Moderate to strong north-westerly winds, with a changc tonight to strong southerlies.

Weather changeable, with rain at times, more especially with the southerly change. Temperatures becoming cold. The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today*for the ensuing twenty-four hours, is for moderate to strong northerly to westerly winds at first, but a change to strong southerlies will soon set in in the far south and southerlies are likely to become general within the next twenty-four hours, gale force probably being reached in places. In eastern districts the weather will be fair to fine at first, but otherwise it will be changeable with rain at times, some heavy showers being probable. Snow is likely on the high levels of the South Island, with hail in places, and temperatures will become cold. The westerly depression approaching from the southern Tasman Sea on Saturday deepened rapidly as it passed in the night. It was followed yesterday by a still deeper one, barometers in the south falling as low as 29 inches.! The last of the series of depressions is, however, now passing, and there has been a rapid rise in pressure over south-eastern Australia. Northerly to nortlVwesterly winds have predominated, and temperatures during the weekend became mild, especially in eastern districts. In western districts and about Cook and Foveaux Straits the wind was often strong, gales being reported from a number of places, and on Saturday night it was particularly boisterous, especially about Cook Strait. As often happens with this type of weather, eastern districts generally had fine and pleasant conditions, while elsewhere it was changeable and squally with occasional heavy rain, and also with some hail and thunder in places. Arthur's Pass reports a fall of 380 points of rain, Queenstown 117 points, and Fuysegur Point 124 points. Auckland's weather on Saturday was fine and sunny, the maximum temperature being 63.1 degrees and the minimum 44.7 degrees. Sunday morning was cloudy and some showers, totalling six points of rain, fell during the afternoon, the maximum and minimum temperatures being 64.6 and 44.6 degrees respectively. Liglvt to fresh northerly to north-westerly breezes prevailed and temperatures were mild. The wind this morning, however, had changed to the south-west and temperatures had fallen, the weather still being fair. On Saturday afternoon Wellington had some sharp showers from 2.50 p.m. onwards, but conditions improved in the evening. Further heavy showers, however, fell between 3.40 and 4,30 a.m. on Sunday, bringing the total fall up to 34 points. The weather cleared yesterday morning, however, and it re-

mained" fine until this morning, being clear and with but little cloud. A strong north-westerly wind prevailed

throughout, and during Saturday night the force of a gale, or at times of n strong gale, was reached. At 10.45 p.m. at Kelburn there was a gust with a velocity of 74 miles an hour, and there were two others later with a velocity of 70 miles an hour. The maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday were 55.0 and 40.5 degrees respectively, and on Sunday 57.8 and 51.1 degrees. Hours of bright sunshine on Saturday totalled five and on Sunday 5:4. I Christchurch had fair, to fine, hazy, and mild weather during the weekend. The wind on Saturday was north-easterly at times, but otherwlsel light north-westerlies prevailed. Thai maximum and minimum temperatur<«| on Saturday were 60 and 40.8 respectively, and on Sunday 60.0 and 49.9 degrees. Duncdin had dull and cool weather on Saturday, but yesterday was fine and mild. A light to fresh northerly to north-westerly wind had changed by this morning to a light south-westerly, but the weather was still fair.