METEOROLOGICAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 78, 28 September 1940, Page 13

METEOROLOGICAL

OFFICIAL FORECAST. The following is the official weather forecast for the 24 hours from noon today:— • Winds.—Over the South Island southerlies; fresh on the east coast, but mainly light elsewhere. Over most of the North Island moderate to fresh north-westerlies, but southerlies gradually extending over the southern portion. • . - Seas.—Seas slight or moderate but rising somewhat between Akaroa and Castlepoint. Weather.—Fair -in eastern ■ and northern districts of the North Island, but cloudy elsewhere with scattered rain or drizzle. Conditions improving from the west and south. Mild in the north and cool in the south. Frosts tonight in Otago and. Southland. SUN. MOON, AND TIDES. The sun rose today .5.31 a.m., seta 5.53 p.m. Rises tomorrow 5.29 a.m., sets 5.54 p.m. The Moon.—New, October 2; first quarter, ~ October 8; full, October 16; last quarter, October 24. High Water.—Today, 12.29 a.m., 12.50 p.m.; tomorrow, 1.16 a.m.; 1.40 p.m. OBSERVATIONS AT* KELBURN. Bright Sunshine Yesterday.—Morning 0.7 hours; afternoon, 4:6 hours. Total, 5.3 hours. ~ : • " ■ Temperature" at 9 -a.m., 58.4 degrees. Relative humidity at 9 a.m., 73 pe£ cent. Maximum temperature yesterday* 61.0 degrees; minimum' temperature last night, 51.1 degrees; minimum temperature on grass, 48.5 degrees. Mean wind velocity for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today, 13.8 m.p.h. Rainfall in: previous 24 hours, 0.04 in; rainfall to date, this month. 3.45inj rainfall to date this year, 33.05 in; rainfall average for September, 3.20 in; rainfall average from January 1 to the end of September, 32.87 in. Barometer* 9 a.m.. 1011.5 millibars.