METEOROLOGICAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 August 1938, Page 8

METEOROLOGICAL

PHASES OF THE MOON

THE SUN. The sun sets to-day at 5.8 p.m.: rises to-morrow ai 7.2 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. 9 a.m.: Wind, north (high wind): barometer. 29.71: thermometer. 5.2; weather, overcast and showery: bar. moderate sea: river, normal: rainfall, 41 points.

WEATHER FORECAST General situation: A very deep de-, pression. with a considerable northward extension, is now passing in the south. It is likely to be followed by one or more secondaries, but pressure is rising rapidly over eastern AustraForeeast: Strong northerly wind to gales. Weather, overcast, with rain probable: some heavy falls, with flooding in places, and snow on the ranges. Temperatures, mild, but tailing somewhat. Seas, rough to light.

AUGUST, 19 38. First Quarter August 9 1.30 p.m. Full Moon August 11, 5.27 p.m. Last Quarter August 19, 8.0 a .in. New Moon August 25, 10.47 p.in.

AT OTTTER CENTRES Aianukau Heads NE overcast 51 Cape Egmont N overcast 29.93 50 Pa tea N.X'W overcast —__ —- .».« Wanganui N cloudy 30.00 4G Foxton N overcast — —. 4G Wellington WNW overcast 5. 0 Cape Campbell NW overcast 51 Farewell Spit NW cloudy 29.80 54 Westport NE overea st 29. t 1 Arthur's Pass NW raining .— —— 4 1 Christchurch NE overcast 29.51 intnedin NE threatening 29.43. 4 7 Puysegur Point N sli owery 29.1:: 49