TODAY'S WEATHER.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1938, Page 4

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather. C. Maria V.D. SW 2 30.42 59 B Russell SI 30.39 57 B Hokianga Heads S 3 30.36 58 BC Kaipara S. S. WSW 2 30.25 59 O Manukau Hds. SSW 3 65 BC Auckland SSW 3 30.37 61 BC Tiritlri SW 3 58 BC ; Kawhia . SW 1 60 O Tauranga Wl 30.31 63 B Opotiki Calm 30.24 56 B Taupo Calm 54 B East Cape ... SSE 3 30.34 57 BC Glsborne SW 2 30.33 57 6 Napier Calm 30.33 58 C Castlepoint .... N 1 30.26 53 0 Cape Palliser E 3 56 B New Plymouth . SW 1 30.33 57 0 Cape Egmont WSW 2 30.29 57 BC Patea Calm 55 O Wanganuj NE 2 30.36 53 0 Foxton .< E 1 57 O Wellington .: NNW 4 30.27 58 C Nelson N 2 30.28 59 C Cape Campbell NNW 3 30.25 53 . B Farewell Spit NNW 2 30.29 54 OM Westport ENE 3 30.27 53 OMR Greymouth NE 3 30.22 50 OMR Arthur's Pass . NW 2 47 R Kaikoura N 3 30.24 54 C Christchurch . ENE 5 -30.19 49 OZ Akaroa Lthse. . N 3 30.15 53 BC Timaru NE 3 30.16 52 O Oamaru .... N 5 30.10 49 OU Dunedin N4 30.11 46 O Alexandra—Not received. t Queenstown .. NW 1 30.06 51 O Nuggets N2 30.01 48 CZ Bluff Calm 30.02 51 OP Puysegur Pt. NNW 7 30.00 55 OP Beaufort scale oT wind force wltn equivalent m.p.h.—o, calm, 0-1; 1, light air, 2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7: S, gentle breeze. 8-11; 4. moderate breeze, 12-18: 5. fresh breeze 17-21; 6, strong breeze, 22-27; T, hlgn wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 0, strong gale. 41-48; 10, whole gale. 49-56: 11. storm. 57-65: 12, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, cloud amount 0-3 tenths; BC, blue sky and detached clouds, cloud amount 4-6 tenths; C, cloudy, cloudamount, 7-8 tenths; O. overcast, cloud amount 9-10 tenths; G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening ; ft, continuous or steady rain; S. snow; /P. precipitation within sight of station : D, drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hall; Q, squally; L, lightning; T. thunder: P. fog; M, mist; Z, haze; X hoar frost: 1. intermittent. FORECAST. Winds.—West to north-west prevailing; light to moderate at first but freshening gradually about and south of Cook Strait. Seas. —Slight to moderate at first but rising about Cook and Foveaux Straits and on' the west coast of the South Island. Weather. —Cloudy to ' overcast on the west i coast of the South' Island with intermittent rain. Scattered and occasional rains probable, also, on the west coast of the North Island from Kawhia southwards and in the far south. Else-srliere fair to fine. Temperatures mild. I