RATHER UNSETTLED

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 48, 25 August 1939, Page 8

RATHER UNSETTLED

RAIN AT TIMES

Special forecast for Wellington:—

Light and variable winds,

Weather rather unsettled, with rain at times.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today for the ensuing twenty-four hours, is for light to moderate and variable winds, with north-easterlies to northwesterlies predominating. From Taranaki and the Bay of Plenty southwards to beyond Cook Strait the weather will be rather unsettled with occasional rain. Elsewhere it will be mainly fair to cloudy, with mist or drizzle still likely on the East Coast of the South Island. Temperatures will be mild in the north and cool in the south.

The low pressure disturbance centred over the south-eastern Tasman Sea has gradually become less deep and its progress eastward has been very slow. During last night a shallow disturbance moved on to the North Island, with a small centre developing over the northern part of Taranaki. Winds yesterday were mainly light to moderate in force, but in the north they were fresh ati times. Northerlies predominated m the North Island and north-easterlies in the South Island. Coastal fogs in Canterbury were very ■. slow in dispersing, but otherwise the weathee-was fair to fine generally. In the evening rather heavy intermittent rain set in over the Auckland Province, with 3 thunderstorm over the peninsula. Opotiki had a local heavy fall of 216 points. East Cape and Cape Maria j Van Diemen each had a fall of 40 points, and Gisborne one of 20 points. Central Otago had some light frosts last night, but temperatures otherwise have been moderate to mild generally. Winds this morning were light to moderate, with south-easterlies in the Cook Strait region, northerlies in the north, and north-easterlies elsewhere. Intermittent rain is falling in Taranaki and has extended at times to the opposite coast. On the east coast of the South Island there is fog or drizzle again, but the weather elsewhere is now fair to cloudy.

Auckland's weather yesterday was cloudy with a moderate north-easterly breeze. Late in the afternoon and evening, however, there was rather heavy intermittent rain. 43 points being the total fall recorded, but the weather subsequently cleared and this morning it was clear and calm. Temperatures were mild, 59.2 degrees being the maximum and 50.8 degrees the minimum.

Although it was rather cloudy in Wellington at times, the weather was pleasant and mild, with 6.4 hours of bright sunshine and with maximum and minimum temperatures of 58.1 and 43.2 degrees respectively. A northwesterly wind was fresh at times, but it died away in the evening. The weather this morning was overcast and calm and some light rain had fallen.

Christchurch had overcast, mild, and misty weather yesterday, with a light to moderate north-easterly breeze. Temperatures ranged between 50.4 degrees as the maximum and 43.3 degrees as the minimum. There was a trace of a light drizzle last night, and an intermittent light drizzle was falling this morning, the weather being dull and the wind having changed to the southwest. Although it was foggy early in" Dunedin yesterday morning, the sun shone brightly all day with a gentle breeze from the north. Fog returned in the evening, and a light drizzle fell last night, the fall at the Heads totalling seven points. The weather this morning was overcast with a light breeze from the north-east. WEEKEND PROSPECTS. Wellington's weather during the weekend is likely to be rather dull with occasional rain. Conditions, however, should not be bad, and winds will probably continue light and variable and temperatures will be mild.