WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23354, 25 August 1939, Page 8

WEATHER FORECAST

gekeially fair The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, covering the south* ern districts—Dunedin, Port Chalmers* Tapanui, Win ton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Halfmoon Bay:— ■ A weak disturbance is crossing ths North Island, while a more intense on® is remaining stationary to the west of the South Island. Forecast: Light to moderate north-east winds predominating. Some mist or drizzle on the easii coast; otherwise weather fair, but later becoming unsettled. Moderate temperatures. Seas slight to moderate. . LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day, SOdeg, Maximum yesterday (24 hours)* 58.6 deg. Minimum to-day, 46.1 deg. Minimum yesterday, 54.2 deg. Moderate' east-north-easterly breeze. Barometric pressure at 1 p.m., steady) at 29.4 in (996 millibars). AT OTHER CENTRES, ' The following information is abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office at 9 this morning:— TempWeather. deg. Auckland— Blue sky; calm. Rain, .35in. 53> Wellington— Overcast; hazy; calm. 53 ChristchurchOvercast; intermittent drizzle; slight west - south - Vesterly breqze. Rain, .OHn. 43 Timaru— Overcast; foggy; light south-south-easterly. 45 Oamaru— Overcast; slight north-easterly breeze. 43 BluffBlue sky; hazy; light east-north-easterly, 431 Nuggets— Overcast; misty; fresh northeasterly. 45. Greymouth— Blue sky and detached clouds; fresh easterly. 45