THE WEATHER.

Evening Star, Issue 14626, 24 July 1911, Page 6

THE WEATHER.

Mr Paulin's forecast :—Squally S.E. to N.E. winds; cold rain and sleet, .showers; barometer fall. After a week of extremely hard fronts, ranging up to 20 decrees, which allowed four or live nights' and mornings' skating to over si, hundred people daily, the weather changed abruptly on Saturday, and late in the evening a southerly gale •with rain set- in. The fall has been fairly steady ever since-, and at present- (noon) shows no signs of abatement. The measurement up to 9 o'clock this morning was rather more than 2in. In the back country snow has fallen heavily—7iu has been reported at the foot of the hills, and 3in down to within 16 miles of Ashburton. — Aidiburton wire. There has been a complete change to the weather (wires our Lawrence correspondent). On Saturday afternoon, following the heavy frosts for Several nights, a thaw set in. and later a drizzling rain. Yesterday the drizzle continued till the evening, when a. slight fall of snow occurred. The snowfall has been pretty heavy on the high lands and in the Waipori direction. The weather has still a very unsettled look.