WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 22810, 19 November 1937, Page 8

WEATHER FORECAST

SQUALLY—BECOMING COLD The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern districts—Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Bluff, Halfmoon Bay;— A series of secondary depressions continues to pass in the south, but pressure is now high over South-eastern Australia, and the last depression'is likely to pass during the next 24 hours. Forecast: Moderate to strong westerly winds, backing to south-westerly or southerly, and increasing to gale force in some exposed positions, . Weather squally and changeable, with rain at times, and hail in places. Temperatures becoming cold. Seas moderate to rather rough, but soon increasing. COOLER AFTER RAIN. Beginning as light, isolated showers about 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and then increasing in intensity to sharp, heavy showers, a welcome rainfall of .25in was recorded in Dunedin over 24 hours yesterday. Early this morning the fall had ceased, but temperatures had cooled considerably. Barometrio pressure at noon to-day was risiiig at 29.35 in, while a slight south-westerly breeze had risen. The thermometer readings at the Gardens at 9 o’clock this morning were 56deg and Sl.Sdeg maximum and minimum respectively, as compared with 59.9 deg and 40.7 deg over a period of 24 hours yesterday.