HEAVY RAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 145, 22 June 1938, Page 10

HEAVY RAIN

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS

Special forecast for Wellington:— \ Moderate to strong sind increasing southerly winds. . Weather cloudy to overcast, with further, and at times heavy, rahi. Temperatures cold, and some hail probable.

The general forecast for • the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today for the ensuing 24 hours, is for south-westerly to southerly winds, moderate to strong generally, and in places rising to gale force. The weather will be fair to fine on the west coast of the South Island, and elsewhere changeable, and with intermittent rain. Some heavy falls are probable about Cook Strait. Snow can be expected on the high levels, and hail in places. Temperatures will be cold.

Though south-westerlies prevail elsewhere, winds are still light and variable over the central and northeastern portions of the North Island, with northerlies predominating, but the tail end of the recent series of depressions is now moving off that area, and pressure is rising over the Tasman. The anticyclone covering eastern Australia and the western Tasman Sea is still intense, so that conditions favour a strong southerly before the centre reaches New Zealand. Temperatures were generally rather mild yesterday, but are falling today. The weather, though fine yesterday in many parts of eastern districts, has otherwise been unsettled, and rain has fallen in most localities.. This morning it was improving oh the west coast of the South Island. There have been hailstorms in places, and snow on the ranges.

At Auckland the weather has been overcast and cool, with intermittent light rain. Light to moderate winds from between the south-west and north-west have prevailed. This morning there was some hail. Maximum temperature yesterday was 57.3deg, and minimum last night 47.4deg. Eainfall amounted to 0.25 in.

At Wellington also it has been cloudy to overcast. Yesterday temperatures were mild, and there was intermittent rain. This morning the rain was steadier, and the temperature was falling. A light north-westerly breeze blew yesterday, but changed to the south early this morning. The maximum temperature yesterday was 50.4deg, and the minimum last night 39.9deg. There was no sunshine, and rainfall amounted to O.lOin.

Christchurch had a clear, mild, hazy, and almost calm day yesterday. Early this morning, however, a moderate south-westerly breeze set in. The sky clouded over, and a light rain fell. Maximum temperature yesterday was 57.5deg, and minimum last night 31.5deg. Rainfall amounted to o.oßin. Before the wind changed this morning there was a frost, the grass minimum temperature being 22.a0deg. At Dunedin it was fine and sunny yesterday morning, but became cloudy in the afternoon. A light breeze flew from the north-east. Rain commenced to fall during the' night, and was still falling at 9 a.m. today. The wind had turned to the south-west. Temperatures were cold.