“TIMES” WEATHER REPORT

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 96, 26 April 1939, Page 6

“TIMES” WEATHER REPORT

More Rain Coming

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night.

Barometers are high over the North Island, but are falling rapidly in the far south with the approach of a very deep westerly depression. The centre of the disturbance, however, appears likely to pass to the south of the Dominion. Winds: Light and variable at first over the North Island. Otherwise north-westerly prevailing and rising to gale force later in many places about and south of Cook Strait. Seas (New Zealand waters): Becoming rough south of Cape Egmont and about Cook and Foveaux Straits; elsewhere slight, but rising somewhat on the east coast of the South Island. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light westerly winds and slight seas in the far north; elsewhere strong north-west to west winds to gales, with rough seas and seas becoming high in the south. Weather: Fair to fine at first, but rain soon developing in western and southern portions of the South Island, and later extending northward, possibly as far as the King Country. Temperatures mild in most districts and becoming warm east of the Southern Alps. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER Auckland: Cloudy, light wind. Hamilton: Sun and cloud, light breeze. New Plymouth: Cloudy, calm. Gisborne: Suu and cloud, light wind. Napier: Sunshine, calm. | Palmerston North: Cloudy, light breeze. ! Masterton: Cloudy, light breeze. I Wellington: Cloudy, moderate wind. 'Blenheim: Sunshine, calm. 1 Nelson: Sunshine, calm. 1 West Coast: Overcast, light wind. I Christchurch: Sun and cloud, moderate wind. Timaru: Sun and cloud, light wind. Dunedin: Sunshine, calm. Invercargill: Sun and cloud, light wind. YESTERDAY’S TEMPERATURES Maximum: 73deg. Fahr. Minimum: 47deg. Fahr.