WEATHER FORECAST
COLD-RAIN OR SLEET The following information is abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office this morning:— Strong south to south-west winds, reaching galo force in exposed positions. Weather changeable and very cold, with showers of rain or sleet and snow on the hills. Conditions commencing to improve to-morrow from the west. Seas rough to very rough. LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day, 39deg. Maximum yesterday, 52.5 deg. Maximum Saturday, 62deg. Minimum to-day, 36deg. Minimum yesterday, 32.5 deg. Minimum Saturday, 45.5 deg. Barometric pressure at 1 p.ro., rising at 29.6 in (1,002 millibars). Rain to 9 this morning (24 hours), .78in; yesterday, -06 in. Fresh south-weisterly breeze. AT OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office this morning : Temp, Weather. deg. Auckland— , , , Blue sky and detached clouds; hazy gentle west-south-west-crly breeze. Rain, .lin. 55 Wellington— Passing showers; overcast; slight southerly. Ram, .22in. 45 Christchurch — Intermittent rain; overcast; high south-south-westerly. Rain, ,29in 42 Timaru— Cloudy; moderate southerly. 48 Oamaru— ' _ Overcast; fresh south-westerly. 37, Grcymouth— . Cloudy; gentle easterly. Bam, ,72in 45
Nuggets— ~ , Passing showers; misty; blue sky and detached, clouds; high south-south-westerly. Bain, .24in. Bluff— Cloudy; strong south-south-west-erly. '
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Evening Star, Issue 23586, 27 May 1940, Page 6
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195WEATHER FORECAST Evening Star, Issue 23586, 27 May 1940, Page 6
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