METEOROLOGICAL.

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1911, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL.

* The sun sets to-day at 6.16 p.m.; rises to-morrow at 5.16 a.m. TEE MOON. Sets to-day at 6.44 p.m. ; rises to-mor-row at 11.23 p.m. LOCAL REPORT. maxiimim < tempera hire recorded yesterday was 62 degree's, and the minimum for the night 46 degrees. At nine o’clock this morning the temperature was 56 degrees. The barometer registered 30.15. WEATHER REPORTS. Westport.— Wind, south-east, light; barometer, 30.18; thermometer 55 degrees ; tides moderate; bar smooth. Greymouth.—Wind, east, light; barometer, 30.18; thermometer, 58 degrees; tides good; bar moderate. WEATHER FORECASTS. Last evening the Dominion meteorologist telegraphed the following weather summary and forecast: —“Anticyclonic conditions have prevailed with moderate and variable winds. The barometer lias, however, fallen slowly everywhere to-day. Present indications are for rising easterly and northerly winds, warm and hazy weather, to bo followed by increasing cloudiness, and a change in the conditions to unsettled weather generally. The barometer will probably fall steadily everywhere, and remain low in the south after about twenty-four hours.” The Rev. D. C. Bates (Government Meteorologist) wired at noon to-day as follows: “Winds freshening strong to gale, northerly winds; expect unsettled and cloudy weather increasing and rain probably following; glass fall. A storm area appears to be approaching from the westward; tides good, sea moderate swell.”

Full moon 8 3.41 p.m. -Last quarter .. 15 11.16 a.m. New moon 22 3.39 p.m. First quarter .. 30 6.12 p.m. Perigee 12 6.0 p.m. Apogee 28 10.0 a.m. THE BUN.