WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23500, 14 February 1940, Page 8

WEATHER FORECAST

CHANGEABLE WITH SHOWERS The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern districts: — Westerly depressions, the centres of which are passing to the south, continue to cross the Dominion. Moderate to strong south-westerly winds later .tending more westerly. Weather changeable with scattered showers, but improving in central and northern distrusts. Temperatures cold with some frosts inland, but becoming somewhat railffer to-morrow. Seas moderate to rough*. LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day, 57.5 degrees. ■ „ Maximum yesterday (24 hours), 64. i degrees. Minimum; to-day, 51.5 degrees. Minimum yesterday, 42-1 degrees. Barometric pressure at 1 p.m., rising at 29in (982 millibars). Steady south-westerly breeze. OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office, at 9 this morningTemp. Weather. deg. Auckland — Intermittent rain, overcast; moderate north-wesherly. 59 Wellington— Overcast; fresh north-Wjesterly. 53. Christchurch — Overcast; moderate souith-west-erly. 57j Timaru — Overcast; fresh southerly. 67 Oamaru — Blue sky; moderate south-west-erly. 53 Grey mouth— Overcast; moderate southerly. 51 Nuggets— Cloudy; fresh north-westerly. 43 Bluff— Lightning and rain; strong south-westerly. —«