WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 22955, 12 May 1938, Page 12

WEATHER FORECAST

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST / The following weather forecast WA* issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, coyerifig the southern districts —Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Halfmoon Bay:— An anti-cyclone of considerable intensity still covers the Tasman Sea and New Zealand areas, the highest pressure being, over the southern portion of the North Island. A slight disturbance is affecting the far southern portion of the South Island. Forecast: Light to moderate north-west to westerly winds, becoming _ strong at times in south-western portions.. A few isolated showers on the coast and in the ranges, but weather mainly cloudy to overcast. Temperatures rather milder. Seas rough at. times m Foveaux Strait, otherwise slight to moderate. CHANGE LIKELY. Mild temperatures were experienced in Dunedin this morning: but the sky was overcast and. visibility dull. It seemed likely .at noon that a change would come during the Afternoon. At mid-day there was a slight north-west-erly breeze in evidence, while the maximum thermometer’registration At the Gardens was 58deg and the minimum 53.5 deg. Yesterday, over a period of 24 hours, the respective readings were 60deg and 44deg. Barometric pressure in the city at noon was steady at 30.15 in. • ' "