FAIR TO CLOUDY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 124, 29 May 1939, Page 8

FAIR TO CLOUDY

MILDER TEMPERATURES

Special forecast for Wellington:— Light to moderate northerly winds. ' Weather, fair to ycloudy, with milder temperatures. The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today for the ensuing twenty-fojar hours, is for light to moderate and variable winds. Northerlies will predominate about Cook Strait" and on parts of the East Coast, while southerlies to westerlies will rule elsewhere. There will-be occasional rain in the extreme south-west and south of the South. Island, but otherwise the weather will be fair to fine with rising temperaI tures. ■.•.'■■-

During the weekend an anticyclone approached from across the Tasman Sea, but decreased in intensity. A westerly depression has been passing along its southern edge, causing a fall in pressure in the far south. Winds during the weekend were rather, variable in the South Island, while southerlies ruled elsewhere. Typical anti-cyclone conditions\have ruled over the greater part of the country, winds being light and the weather fine. In the far north and south, however, and also along the East Coast of the North Island, the southerlies have been stronger and the weather more changeable with occasional passing showers, but nevertheless it has been improving. Temperatures were' very cold on Saturday, but, although still below normal, they are gradually rising. After dull weatheivearly on Saturday morning, Auckland had a fine and sunny weekend. A light to moderate south-westerly breeze kept temperatures cold, especially on Saturday, the maximum on the two days being, 54.8 and 60.3 degrees, with a corresponding minimum of 44.6 and 47 degrees. A dense fog lay over the city this morning, but was clearing by 9.30 a.m. Wellington on Saturday had fine weather with passing cloud, 7.4 hours of bright sunshine being recorded. The wind.was a keen southerly breeze, and temperatures were cold, 49.5 and 43 degrees being the maximum and minimum. The weather yesterday was mainly overcast and calm, Ihe cloud breaking in the afternoon when the southerly sprang up again temporarily. Only o.4'hours of bright sunshine was recorded, but temperatures were somewhat milder than Saturday's, the maximum and minimum being 54.7 and 44.8 degrees respectively. No rain was recorded at Kelburn, but some occasional showers fell in the Hutt Valley and on the eastern side of the harbour.

Saturday in Christchurch was partly cloudy, but yesterday was bright and sunny, and similar conditions were continuing this morning., A light south-westerly on.Safurday kept temperatures low, 51.3 and 36.4 degrees being the maximum and minimum. Following a frost of 6.1; degrees, Sunday's weather was calm and milder, the maximum and minimum temperatures being 57.5 and 43 degrees. Although no rain fell in Dunedin, the weekend was cloudy. A strong south-westerly blew on Saturday, but the wind yesterday was weaker. Temperatures have been cold throughout. The sun was shining this morning.