THE WEATHER

Grey River Argus, 13 August 1937, Page 4

THE WEATHER

[Per Press Association]. WELLINGTON, August 12. The weather report and forecast, based on observations at 15.00 hours Thursday; August 12, 1937, are as rollows: — General situation: An anticyclone which has been covering tne Dominion for the past few days is now centred to the eastward, while a shallow depression is passing to tne south of the Dominion. Pressure is, however, still high over the whole of the Australian and New Zealand area. Forecast: A tropical cyclone is at present centred south-east of Nukualofa and is apparently moving southeastwards. Winds: Light to moderate and variable winds with easterlies prevailing over the northern half of the North Island; north-easterlies to northerlies thence southwards to Canterbury; but a change to southernes is advancing from the south. Seas (N.Z. waters): Moderate to rather rough about Foveaux Strait; otherwise slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate and variable winds, but soon tending to southerly. Seas slight to moderate. ' Weather: Some scattered light to moderate rain probable in the southern half of the South Island, and also in the eastern area of tne Auckland Peninsula. Otherwise weather fair to cloudy. Temperatures mild to moderate, but shortly becoming rather cooler generally.