WEATHER FORECAST
CLOUDY WITH RAIN The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern districts—Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapauui, Winton, Invercargill, River* ton, Orepuki, Halfuoon Bay An,, extensive system of weak depressions covers the Dominion and Tasman Sea. The situation will probably develop into the westerly type. Forecast: Moderate north-easterly winds, later becoming variable; weather cloudy with intermittent rain developing; temperatures moderate to mild'; sea* slight to moderate, but with a northeasterly swell on the east coast. LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day, 48deg. Maximum yesterday (24 hours)* 46.9 deg. Maximum Saturday (24 hours), 48.1 deg. Minimum to-day, 45.2 deg. Minimum yesterday, 43.3 deg. Minimum Saturday, 33.7 deg. Barometric pressure at 1 p.m., falling at 29.3 in. Moderate northerly. AT OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from the report issued by. the Meteorological Office at 9 this morning:— Temp,' Weather. deg. Auckland— Cloudy; foggy; calm. Rain, .3in 47 Wellington— Steady rain; overcast•" slight north-westerly breeze. Rain, •Clin. 5j Christchurch— Intermittent rain; gentle northeasterly. Rain. .02in. 4i Timaru— Overcast; light north-easterly. 44 Oamaru— Foggy and overcast; light north-easterly. 40 BluffOvercast; light south-easterly. 43 Nuggets— Overcast; hazy; fresh northeasterly. 44 Greymouth— Overcast; moderate easterly. Rain, .Olin. 48
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Evening Star, Issue 23350, 21 August 1939, Page 8
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201WEATHER FORECAST Evening Star, Issue 23350, 21 August 1939, Page 8
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