THE WEATHER

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1937, Page 1

THE WEATHER

PECULIAR VARIATIONS

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WELLINGTON, August 12,

The calm and pleasant weather being experienced by' New Zealand is. due to an anti-cyclone of a type common in the Northern Hemisphere, but rare in this part of the world, uccoiding to a statement made by Dr. Kidson ,to-day. It is known to meteoiologists a,s a “warm” anti-cyclone. Temperatures at the upper levels are high, unusually so ior thi s of the year, while in the lower levels there is a large body of cool air, coming from the south. This cool air is being gradually heated by the ground and sea surfaces, hence a good deal of cumulus cloud is present, owing- to connection with currents.

The belt of cool air has it upper boundary very sharply defined by a sheet of cloud known as stratocumulus. Above is a belt of warm air, the rise in temperature above the cloud being unusually great for any part of the world.

A pilot of the Cook Strait Airways, who set out from Nelson this morning, found the temperature at 1,000 feet was 40 degrees. It fell to 29 degrees at 4,000 feet, but at 5,000 feet had risen to 49 degrees. While descending nt Wellington, a similar series of variations were observed.

THE FORECAST

WELLINGTON, August 13

General inference: Pressure is still very high over the Tasman Sea and New Zealand area, but the northern part of the shallow depression yesterday affecting the southern part of the South Island now lies across the centre of the North Island. The forecast is for light to moderate and variable winds with easterlies predominating. Weather fine, coni night with sharp inland frosts. Seas slight to moderate.; ... ... .