THE WEATHER

Grey River Argus, 18 September 1937, Page 8

THE WEATHER

WELLINGTON, September 17. The weather report and forecast are as follows:—

General situation: An anti-cyclone of moderate intensity lies centrally over New Zealand and to-day a depression extends from Southern Australia over the Western Tasman Sea. Forecast: Winds southerly at first from Cook Strait northwards; elsewhere northerly and northerlies shortly becoming general; force light to moderate but gradually freshening south of New Plymouth and Castlepoint. Seas (New Zealand waters): Slight to moderate but later rising about Foveaux Strait. Eastern Tasman Sea: Northerly winds prevailing; moderate generally at first but gradually’ freshening in the southern portion; seas slight to moderate but later rising in the southern portion. Weather: Fair to fine and becoming bidder. Clouding over to-mor-row, however, in Westland and the far South, and rain gradually developing in those areas and later extending also to parts of the western districts of the North Island.