UNSETTLED WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 36, 12 February 1941, Page 6

UNSETTLED WEATHER

STRONG WINDS AND RAIN

Special forecast for Wellington City

Strong, gusty north-westerly winds and rain or drizzle at times, chiefly in the morning. Mild temperatures.

Further outlook, continuing unsettled.

The forecast for the Dominion as a whole is for moderate winds over the southern half of the South Island, and from a southerly quarter. Elsewhere fresh to strong north-westerlies will v prevail with gales still likely in the central provinces. Heavy rain will fall in Westland and there will be moderate falls in Southland, Otago, and South Canterbury. Some scattered rain is likely also in Taranaki and western Wellington provinces, but elsewhere it will be fair to fine. Temperatures will be mild in the north, but falling in the south.

During the last 24 hours a depression has advanced from the west on to the South Island, while pressure has remained high to the nor.th-east of New Zealand. North to north-west winds predominated yesterday, reaching ' gale force in some exposed positions from Cook Strait southwards. The weather was mainly fair to fine over the Auckland Province and in eastern districts from Canterbury northwards. Rain extended during the night over Southland, Otago, and Westland while some scattered falls have occurred this morning in the Nelson area and about Cook Strait. Temperatures were mild to warm, but have become cool in the far south.

Yesterday the weather was fine in Christchurch, and during the afternoon it was fine in Wellington, but otherwise conditions were cloudy in the four main centres, and by this morning rain had developed in Wellington and Dunedin. There was a strong north-west wind in Wellington, with a maximum gust of 64 miles an hour. The maximum temperature was 67.2 degrees, ..and the minimum 59.6 degrees, and 5.3 hours of bright sunshine were recorded.