FAIR TO FINE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 12, 14 July 1939, Page 8

FAIR TO FINE

COOL TEMPERATURES

Special forecast for Wellington:—

Light to moderate southerlywinds.

A shower or two possible at times, but mainly fair to fine with cool temperatures.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today for the ensuing twenty-four hours, is foi light to fresh southerly winds gradually becoming general, with a change later to the west again in southern districts, On the west coast of the South Island the weather- will be fine, but elsewhere it will be rather changeable, with .occasional showers and fair intervals, although gradually improving. Temperatures will be old. A complex and extensive disturbance slowly crossed the Dominion yesterday, while an anticyclone from Australia moved over the western Tasman Sea. Winds were for the most part light to moderate and variable, with north-easterlies prevailing temporarily in the morning and with southerlies becoming general over the North Island during the afternoon. Although the weather was fine in western districts, conditions elsewhere were overcast and showery, with widespread drizzles or light rain. The • Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay area fared worst, Napier recording 98 points of rain and Gisborne 47. Other falls were i>s points at Cape Campbell and 48 at Castlepoint. Last night was cold, especially in the South Island, Alexandra having a frost of 18 degrees and Christchurch one of four degrees, 'but the day temperatures were rather milder. The depression is now centred to the east of New Zealand, and pressure is rising with the advance of the anticyclone from the Tasman Sea. Except for some showers in a few isolated places, the weather this morning is fair with mainly light and variable winds.

Auckland's weather early in the day yesterday was overcast with intermittent rain, but it cleared later, although several passing showers .fell during the afternoon. The total rainfall amounted to four points. The moderate westerly which was blowing in the morning changed to a south-westerly in the afternoon. Temperatures were mild, 57.6 degrees being the maximum and 43.8 degrees the minimum. It was cloudy early this morning with light showers, but by 9 a.m. had almost cleared. The steady rain falling in Wellington early yesterday morning ceased by 9 a.m., but the weather remained overcast until the evening, when there was a temporary clearance. A cool southerly breeze prevailed all day, with maximum and minimum temperatures of 46.7 and 39.8 degrees respectively. The night was not very cold in the hill suburbs, but the Hutt Valley had a frost of four degrees The weather this morning was overcast with practically no wind.

Christchurch had a cold day with very little wind. A trace of light rain fell in the evening and there were some showers overnight. The maximum and minimum temperatures were 45 and 38 degrees, with a grass minimum last night of 27.5 degrees The weather this morning was cloudy with a light south-westerly wind.

Dunedin had a cold north-easterly wind. The morning was fine, but 12 points of drizzling rain fell in the afternoon. The weather this morning was overcast, but the rain had ceased, and a light south-easterly was blowing.

WEEKEND PROSPECTS

Wellington's weather over the weekend will probably be fine but cool. The wind is likely to change from the south to the north on Sunday, but is not expected to be stx'ong

When the new Sydney Street route was brought into use Northland would be given the best possible tram service, said Mr. S. E. Lambert at a meeting of Northland residents last night, and he said that Mr. M Cable. General Manager of the City Council tramways, had given' him an assur ance of that. Mr. Lambert referred to a widespread rumour that all Northland trams would continue to travel the present long route when the Syd ney Street short cut was in use That, he said, was not true, and Mr. Cable had said that only some of the Northland trams would then use the present route.