WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 22938, 21 April 1938, Page 10

WEATHER FORECAST

GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT The following weather forecast was issued at .noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern districts —Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winton, Invercargill, Riverton, OrepukL, Half moon Bay:— A shallow depression is crossing the central portion of the Dominion, the lowest pressures being west of Cock Strait. An anti-cyclone of considerable intensity covers South-eastern Australia, and extends across, the South Tasman Sea. , Forecast: Moderate to strong south-easterly winds, later decreasing. Weather cloudy to overcast, with rain at first, ' but gradually improving. Temperatures cool. Seas moderate. DRIZZLING RAIN. Steady, light rainfall experienced in Dunedin last evening had dwindled, to a light but penetrating drizzle this morning, when showery conditions‘prevailed. Temperatures were colder , today, though there was only a light north-easterly wind, the maximum thermometer reading at nooni being 60deg and the minimum 48.1 deg. Yesterday, over a period of 24 hours, the respective registrations at the Gardens were 65.8 and 46.7 deg, while the rainfall amounted to .41in. Barometno pressure was steady at ; 29.9in .at noon to-day, when a slight improvement m conditions was noticeable.