WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23353, 24 August 1939, Page 10

WEATHER FORECAST

FAIR TO CLOUDY - 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, Half moon Bay;— The deep disturbance in the Southern Tasman. Sea is moving very slowly eastward and losing intensity. Forecast Light to fresh north-easterly winds. Some morning fogs, and possibly drizzle on the east coast; otherwise weather mainly fair to cloudy. . Moderate temperatures. Seas slight to moderate. AT OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from tho report issued by the Meteorological Office at 9 this morning:— Temp* Weather. deg, Auckland— Foggy; gentle east-north-easterly breeze, Rain, .28in. 51 Wellington— Blue sky and . detached clouds ; moderate north - westerly. Rain, .2in. 58 Christchurch — Overcast; hazy; light .northeasterly. 47 Timaru— Blue sky; hazy; slight westerly. 48 Oamaru— Blue sky; slight westerly- Jv , 48 Bluff— -v - Blue sky; light northerly. . ' 46 Nuggets— Overcast; misty; moderate north- . easterly. Frost. 4S Greymouth— Cloudy; slight easterly. Bain. .28in, 48 LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature td-day ( 49.1 deg. ■ - Maximum yesterday (24 hours)*! 50.2 deg. Minimum to-day; : 38deg. ' ■ Minimum, yesterday, 44,2 deg. Light north-easterly breeze. , , Rain, .09in. Barometric pressure at 1 p.m.,' risinj| at 29.4 in.