“TIMES” WEATHER REPORT

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 183, 5 August 1938, Page 8

“TIMES” WEATHER REPORT

Cold and Showery Per Press Association. ELLINGTON, Last Night. A depression extends from the Auckland Peninsula across the Bay of Plenty. An intense anti-cyclone located over south-eastern Australia is moving on to the Tasman and extends towards southern New Zealand. Winds: Moderate to strong southwesterlies in the far north; elsewhere east to south prevailing, strong in the central provinces and reaching gale force in Cook Strait. Light to moderate in the south. Seas (New Zealand waters): Becoming rather rough to rough north of Farewell Spit and between Banks Peninsula and East Cape; elsewhere slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Strong southerly winds and rough seas, but conditions moderating from the west. Weather: Fair to fine in the western district of the South Island. Cloudy to overcast about and north of Cook Strait with intermittent rain. Some scattered showers also in eastern districts of the South Island. Temperatures very cold with snow on the high levels. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER. Auckland: Cloudy, light wind. Hamilton: Overcast, strong wind. New Plymouth: Overcast, strong wind. Gisborne: Rain, moderate wind. Napier: Rain, calm. Palmerston North: Rain, moderate wind. Masterton: Overcast, light breeze. Wellington: Overcast, moderate wind. Blenheim: Overcast, calm. Nelson: Overcast, cttim. West Coast: Sun and cloud, light wind. Christchurch: Sun and cloud, ligh. wind. Timaru: Overcast, light wind. Dunedin: Cloudy, light breeze. Invercargill: Sun and cloud, calm. YESTERDAY’S TEMPERATURES Maximum 44 degrees F. Minimum ...... 34 degrees F.