WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23324, 21 July 1939, Page 8

WEATHER FORECAST

FINE AT FIRST-LATER UNSETTLED The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, covering the southern districts—-Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winion, Invercargill, Rivefton, Orepuki, Halfmoou Bay:— Pressure is uniform over the Dominion, but a series of Weak westerly ‘depressions is advancing over tho Tasman Sea. Forecast: Light to moderate and variable winds, aorth-West to southwest later predominating and. freshening. Weather fine at first, but later becoming unsettled, more especially in the west. Temperatures cold, with some hard frosts, and possibly morning fogs. Seas slight. . . LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day, 41 .8 deg. ■ Maximum yesterday (24 hours), 41.3 deg. Minimum to-day, 31.5 deg. Minimum yesterday, 27.8 deg. Light north-easterly breeze. Barometric pressure at 1 p.m., rising at 29.75 in. Frost, 9deg. AT OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from tho report issued by the Meteorological Office at 9 this morning:— Temp, Weather. deg. Auckland — Blue sky and detached clouds, ' hazy;'calm. 44 Wellington— Rain in district; slight southerly. 43 Christchurch — Blue sky; light south-westerly. . Frost, lldeg. 33 ’f'imaru— Blue sky; light west-south-w6St-crly. 30 Oamaru— Blue sky; light north-westerly. 31 BluffBlue sky; gentle northerly. : Rain, .Olin. 35 Nuggets— Blue sky and detached clouds; calm. 33 Grey mouth — Blue sky and detached clouds; moderate easterly. ’ 30