METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 February 1933, Page 9

METEOROLOGICAL

PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY, 1933.

THE SUN The sun sets to-day at 7.49 p.m.; rises to-morrow at 5.40 a.m. WEATHER REPORT Wind, east, light breeze; barometer, 29.80; thermometer, 63; tides, poor; bar, moderate swell. River normal. AT OTHER CENTRES (From readings taken at 9 a.m.). Station Wind Weather Bar Tlier.

WEATHER FORECAST.. .General inference: Pressure has risen in the north and also to the eastward, while over the South Island it has fallen, a slight depression being - located in the Western Tasman Sea.' The situation, however, remains very indefinite, with no active storm centres. Forecast: Light to moderate and variable winds, with northerlies prevailing. Weather fair at first, but gradually becoming unsettled, with some rain. Temperatures warm. Seas moderate. The barometer has a falling tendency.

First quarter 3rd 1.16 a.m. Full moon 11th 1.1 a.m. Last quarter 18th 2.8 a.m. New moon 25th 0.44 a.m.

JIanukau Heads SW. overcast 29.82 67 Capo Egmont SW. blue sky 29.80 61 Wanganui NW. blue sky 29.83 70 Wellington NNW. cloudy 29.72 67 Cape Campbell "V blue sky 29.72 6 1 Farewell Spit calm blue sky 29.75 i Westport SE. overcast M 0 . 1 4 b.> Arthur’s Pass NW. cloudy 55 Christchurch ENE. cloudy 29.67 64 Dunedin calm blue sky 29.68 59 Puysegur Point N. raining 29.61 Bluff W. overcast 29.68 59