A COLD SNAP

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 104, 30 October 1939, Page 6

A COLD SNAP

FAIR TO FINE

Special forecast for Wellington:— Gradually decreasing southwesterly winds. " Weather, fair to fine, but cold.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today f6r the ensuing twenty-four hours, is fc* strong and squahy south-westerly winds, gale force being reached in many places. Winds will later gradually decrease in force, and tomorrow they will have a more westerly direction from Cook Strait southwards. The weather will be cold, squally, and changeable, with passing showers in most districts and with some snow on the higher levels. Conditions will probably improve somewhat tomorrow, but temperatures will continue cold.

During the weekend an anticyclone continued its slow advance from the west on to the North Island, but during yesterday pressure fell very rapidly in the south and a deep depression is now centred to the south-east. 'The weather1 on Saturday was fair to fine, but with some light. rain in. the far south.- Yesterday.s&iesv became cloudy to overcast "and the raini>though stilly light, more widespread. ' Moderate to' fresh south-westerly: winds prevailed in the iSTorth/island.. : : In. the South Island winds ', have" been variable and yesterday they became strong. By this morning strong south-westerlies were blowing . over the. whole Dominion, with gales in a number of places. Temperatures were moderate to cbol until yesterday afternoon, when they rapidly became cold, snow falling on the higher levels

Auckland's weekend was mainlycloudy with occasional showers. The prevailing wind was a moderate to strong south-westerly. Temperatures were moderate, the maximum and minimum on Saturday being 62 and 51.2 degrees, and on Sunday 63 and 52.5 degrees. . ..'., .. . ..',

Saturday morning in Wellingt.on was dull and overcast, but the "sky subsequently cleared and the afternoon and evening were fine, 7.7 hours of bright sunshine being recorded. Early yesterday morning there was some light rain and drizzle, and the weather remained overcast and threatening all day, only 4.1 hours of bright sunshine being recorded. Saturday's moderate southerly wind had died away by yesterday morning, and about noon a moderate to fresh northerly took its place. At 5 a.m. today, however, there was a change to a strong southerly and heavy rain and hail fell, temperatures at the same time dropping 'ten dagrees. Shortly after the southerly change set in there was a gust with a velocity of 51 miles an hour. Temperatures have been rather cool, the maximum and minimum on Saturday being 55.3 and 45.9 degrees, and on Sunday 58 and 41.1 degrees. Two points of rain fell on Saturday, and four in the twenty-four hours up to, 9 a.m. today. . ;• .

Christchurch had an overcast but fine weekend, but early this morning there were some heavy showers. Saturday's light to moderate south-westerly breeze was replaced yesterday by a fresh north-easterly which changed this morning to a strong south-west-erly. Temperatures on Saturday were mild, 61.6 and 43,5 degrees being the maximum, and minimum respectively, but since then they have been cool, the maximum and minimum yesterday being 53.4 and 40.4 degrees, while there was a light frost last night. The sky this morning had begun lo clear agairi. Dunedin has had a mainly overcast sky, with a light drizzle on Saturday evening and showers yesterday aftei*noon. The wind on Saturday was a fresh south-westerly, and yesterday a light to fresh northerly. Since last evening, however, a strong south-west-erly has been blowing, and this morning it." was cold with occasional showew i