ROUGH WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 121, 25 May 1939, Page 12

ROUGH WEATHER

GENERAL RAIN LIKELY

Special forecast for Wellington:-—

Strong northerly winds to gales, with a change to. southerlies tomorrow morning.

Weather cloudy to overcast, and further rain probable. Colder temperatures tomorrow.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today for the ensuing twenty-four hours, is for variable winds in the far south. Otherwise strong northerlies will predominate, reaching gale force in places. There will be a change to southerlies soon in the south, however, and southerlies will gradually extend northwards. The weather will be cloudy to overcast and general rain is probable, with some heavy falls in the North Island. Temperatures in-the southern half of the Sduth Island will be cool, while elsewhere they will be mild, although becoming colder tomorrow. . Although the depression has deepened considerably* it has made but slight progress eastward, and this morning it was still running from the vicinity of Norfolk Island, down the eastern Tasman Sea, and across the South Island. There has been a weak change in the south, but the mam southerly change expected has riot as yet eventuated, winds remaining northerly over most of the Dominion. East of the ranges winds have been only moderate in force, but elsewhere they have been strong with gales in places. Ham has been almost continuous during the last 24 hours on the West Coast of the South Island, but falls have not been unduly heavy. Greymouth reports 125 points, Westport 123, and Puysegur Point 118. Arthur's Pass, however, has -had 3bO points, and judging by the flooding of the West Coast rivers falls in the Alps have been heavy. Light falls of rain, mostly in the vicinity of five points, have occurred in the western districts of the North Island and in the north and south, but east of the ranges the weather has been mostly fair to cloudy. The weak southerly change in the south has kept temperatures low there, but elsewhere it has been quite mild

Auckland's weather during the last 24 hours has been mainly overcast, intermittent light rain falling yesterday morning and again this morning, but amounting only to one point, A moderate to fresh north-easterly to north-westerly wind has prevailed, with maximum and minimum temperatures of 65.6 and 59.5 degrees respectively. .. . After a mild and threatening day, misty rain began to fall in Wellington yesterday after 4.30 p.m., and it continued off and on until midnight, seven points being recorded at Kelburn. The maximum temperature was 59.8 degrees and the minimum 53 degrees, and no bright sunshine was recorded. The northerly wind rose to the force of a moderate gale last night, with several gusts with a velocity of over 55 miles an hour. At 11 a.m. today there was a gust of 61 miles an hour. Cbristchureh had a moderate-north-easterly breeze yesterday and the weather, although overcast, was quite warm, the maximum temperature being 70.6 degrees and the minimum 43.4 degrees. This is the fifth occasion this month that Christchurch has had a maximum temperature in the seven ties, whereas Wellington's last ten> perature over 70 degrees was recorded on April 2, and Auckland's on April 18. The weather in Dunedin yesterday was overcast but fine, with very little wind, temperatures being slightly below normal. One point of rain fell last night, and the weather this morning was dull and threatening.