“TIMES” WEATHER REPORT

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 238, 8 October 1936, Page 8

“TIMES” WEATHER REPORT

Fine and lild For Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. An anti-cyclono extends over northern New Zealand, but a fresh westerly depression of moderate intensity is advancing rapidly across the south Tasman Sea. Winds: AVesterly to north-westerly, prevailing force mainly moderate at lirst, but increasing and later reaching gale force at places about Cook and Fovcaux Straits, changing to southwesterly in the southern portion of the South Island during to-morrow. Seas (New Zealand waters); Bather rough to rough in Foveaux Strait, elsewhere slight to modorate but rising south of Cape Egmont and about Coolt Strait. Eastern Tasman Sea: North-west to west winds moderate in the northern portion with slight to moderate seas, strong in the southern portion with rather rough to rough seas, winds changing to south-west to-morrow in the southern portions. Weather: fair to line generally at first but soon clouding over and rain developing in the western and southern portions of the South Island; later scattered rains probable also iii the western districts of the North Island. Temperatures mild, but bocoming cooler to-morrow in the South Island.