WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 22572, 13 February 1937, Page 16

WEATHER FORECAST

GOLD AND SQUALLY i A deep depression is located east of the Dominion, and pressure is everywhere low. An anti-cyclone covers the Tasman Sea, however, and barometers are now rising. Forecast: Strong south-west to suotherly winds to gales, later decreasing. Weather cold, squally, and changeable, with passing showers in many places and some hail, improving later. Some rfosts probable inland. Seas rough. BOISTEROUS WINDS. Though conditions appeared to have improved to some extent last evening, following a cessation of the rains during the morning) cold temperatures were evident all night, and heavy rains again, commenced early this morning. Squally south-westerly winds drove the rain with some force, making conditions extremely unpleasant. Temperatures at noon showed a further drop, the respective maxima and minima until 12 o’clock to-day and yesterday being 51.4 deg and 57deg, and 46.5 deg and 43.1 deg, while over a 24-hour penod'ou Friday 60.7 deg and 43.1 deg were reels* tered. Rainfall until 9 o’clock thia morning from the same time yesterday, amounted to ,2in, while the total for the week was 3.72iu. Though barometric pressure was rising at 29.55 in aN noon indications were not favourable, and further rain appeared imminenf during the afternoon.