WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 22203, 4 December 1935, Page 10

WEATHER FORECAST

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST ■ The following weather forecast waa issued at noon by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, covering the southern district;—Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanuij Winton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Bluff, Halfmoon BayA slight depression passed last night,but pressure is still high over the Dominion. A second shallow depression is advancing • from the Tasman Sea< Forecast: Moderate to strong northwesterly winds, hacking to southerlies bv. morning; weather cloudy ,to overcast, and scattered rains developing;; seas rough about Foveaux Straits, elsewhere moderate. ; A CALM REFRESHER. After sweltering under yesterday’s summer heat,,which sent_ the mercury, - , up to the high level of 78.5 deg, actually, , / not attained since March 23 last, Dunedin to-day revived during a refresher,! without sun pr-wind. First thing, this; - morning the indications were that iif ' would be another hot, sunny day, huh light clouds -drew across the sun, an<| there was a threat of rain in the air- « It remained mild, and there was only; the. slightest suggestion of a breeze from the north-east, while at noon the barometer was rising at SO.lin. The, thermometer ’ reading at the _ same hour; was 67.6deg,' the morning minimum being 64deg; while last night’s lowest recording was 57.8 deg. No rain has beetf registered for nine days.