FAIR AND MILD

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 110, 12 May 1939, Page 8

FAIR AND MILD

STRONG WINDS AT TIMES

Special forecast for Wellington:—

Westerly to north-westerly winds, becoming strong at times. Weather, fair and mild.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today for the ensuing twenty-four hours, is for winds between south-west and north-west. In the far north these will be light to moderate, but elsewhere winds will be moderate to strong in force, with gales in some exposed positions. In eastern districts the weather will be fair to fine, but in those with a westerly aspect and in the far south it will be cloudy to overcast with occasional rain. Temperatures will be mild, especially in eastern districts.

The anticyclone over the Tasman Sea, which yesterday was expected to continue to advance on to the Dominion, has not made much progress eastward, and in southern New Zealand pressure, instead of rising as anticipated, has fallen this morning under the influence of a new westerly depression approaching from the southern Tasman Sea. As this depression is probably one of a series, the spell of the westerly type of weather is likely to continue. Yesterday's moderate to strong south-westerly winds, after decreasing- temporarily overnight, have changed to the northwest east of the ranges and in the southern half of the South Island, gales being numerous this morning in the latter area. A few comparatively light showers have occurred in the Auckland peninsula and in the western and southern districts of the South Island, but the weather during the last twentyfour hours has otherwise been mostly fair although rather changeable. Temperatures were cold yesterday, but by this morning they had become distinctly milder in those districts where the wind has changed to the north-west. Auckland's weather yesterday was of the cool and changeable type so frequently associated with a fresh southwesterly wind. Showers fell off and on. but the total rainfall was not more than one point. The maximum and minimum temperatures were 63 and 55.6 degrees respectively. Wellington had a moderate to fresh southerly breeze, the weather being cold and cloudy with some drizzling rain during the afternoon. At Kelburn only 1.7 hours of bright sunshine were recorded, but conditions were much better in the Hutt Valley, where the sun shone for most of the afternoon. The highest temperature yesterday was 55.7 degrees, but the maximum temperature for the 24' hours was 57.4 degrees at 9 a.m. today, the wind then being in the north again and the sun shining. The minimum temperature last night was 46.7 degrees. Christchurch also had dull and cold weather with a moderate south-west-erly wind. The maximum temperature yesterday was 53.4 degrees, and the minimum 40.6 degrees. A light northerly was blowing this morning,, but, although milder, it was still overcast. Dunedin's weather was cloudy, although with a little sunshine at times. A moderate wind from the south-west prevailed and temperatures were moderate. At 9 a.m. today a moderate westerly gale was blowing and showers were falling in the vicinity of the Clty' WEEKEND PROSPECTS.

During the weekend Wellington can expect a continuance of the westerly type of weather. North-westerly winds will prevail and may be squally at times, the weather being clottdy and mild.