WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23101, 29 October 1938, Page 16

WEATHER FORECAST

CHARGEABLE WITH RAIN TEMPERATURES'COLDER ■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. Halfmoon Bay:— A moderate anti-cyclone is passing by to the north, but a shallow westerly depression is beginning to cross the South Island. Pressure hss risen again, over the South-west Tasman SeaForecast : Moderate but freshening north-westerly winds, changing shortly to strong southerlies; weather changeable. and with intermittent rain; temperatures becoming colder; seas rather rough to rough in the south, elsewhere moderate, but later rising. - LOCAL CONDITIONS. v After a mild night, this morning in Dunedin broke fine but overcast, while there was littlq wind. Towards noon there was a heavy cloudbank over the city, and light rain commenced to fall. Barometric pressure was steady at 29.65 in at noon, when it seemed- likely that the afternoon, and evening would be showery and unsettled. OTHER CENTRES. The following information is'abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office at 9 this morning l Temp* Weather* ; deg. WellingtonOvercast; fresh north-westerly breeze. Rain. ,22ia Christchurch— , Overcast; moderate east-north-easterly. Rain, ,03in. Frost. Ideg 53 Timaru— Cloudy; slight north-easterly , 53 Oamaru— Cloudy; slight north-easterly 33 BluffOvercast, intermittent rain; gentle west-north-westerly 53 Nuggets— Cloudy; light southerly 53 Greymouth— Overcast; moderate south-west-erly ■ 5.3