THE WEATHER

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20254, 23 May 1940, Page 3

THE WEATHER

Last Night’s Forecast General situation: Although the original centre of the recent depression has rhoVed eastward toWards Chatham Island,' a new centre has developed during the day over the North Island, An anticyclone remains stationary over Australia. Forecast: Winds variable at first •but directions between south and west gradually becoming .general, force continuing strong in the far north and later freshening m most other districts. Seas: 'in New Zealand waters rough about the Auckland Peninsula, elsewhere slight or moderate but rising somewhat. Eastern Tasrtian Sea': Strong south-west to south winds and rough seas. Weather: Unsettled from• about Cook Strait' northwards 1 With intermittent rain but conditions improving somewhat tomorrow, fair at first over most of the South Island but showers later developing there also, cool to cold temperatures with some hard frosts in the southern half of the South Island. To-day's North Island Report v vr . There was little change in the conditions to-day throughout the North Island, light winds remaining variable and cloudy skies being general. Temperatures at 9 a.m. were: Auckland. East Cape and Gisborne. 53 degrees; Taurang3 and Opotiki, 52: Wellington and Napier. 46. The barometer fell overnight, but had a rising tendency. Seas were smooth to moderate generally, but rough at Cape Marfa Van Diemen and Cape Palliscr. Midday Forecast General situation.—The recent

secondary disturbance is m? zing slowly eastward, pressure is v rising in the far south. Forecast. South-westerly vyim": latter predominating and freshening in the south. Weather changeable, with some scattered showers, especially in the south. Temperatures cold. ■ with a possibility of some frosts. Seas ■moderate to rather' rough.