METEOROLOGICAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, 4 August 1916, Page 1

METEOROLOGICAL.

FRIDAY, 4th AUGUST, 1916.

THE SUN". Rose to-day, 7.12; sets. 5.0. ' Rises to-morrow, 7.11; sets, 5.1. BRIGHT SUNSHINE. Yesterday: Morning-, nil; afternoon,. nil; total, nil. TKfE MOON. (Calculated for X.Z. Mean Time.) r>. H. M. First Quarter ... 7 8 36 a.m. Fail Moon ... ... .13 11 30 p.m. Last Quarter ... 21... 0 23 a.m. New Moon ... ..: '29 4 55 a.m. TEMPERATURE IN" SHADE. Yesterday: Maximum, 51; minimum,. 50; mean, 50^. To-day at noon, 54. RAINFALL. Total for 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. to-day, 0.05. . ". Total to dater -djs*ng month; 0.32. /'/ '-'■"' (Direction and nature of wind at noon to-day: South-east, light. \ v.BAROMETER. Yesterday, 9 a.m.. 29.20. To-day, 9 a.m.,.29.40; noon, 29.49. TO-DAYS WEATHER. From observations "taken at 9 a.m. _ Cape' Maria Van Kemau —"Wind S.W., breeze; bar. 27.84; ther. 64; sky cloudy. •Auckland—Wind, S.W., fresh breeze : bar. 29.68; ther. 54; sky overcast: rain. East Cape—Wind. S.W., breeze; bar. 29.34; ther. 57; sky cloudy. Gisborne—Wind, 5.E.,, fresh breeze; bar. 29.47; ther. 55; skv overcast; ram. Napier—Wind, S., light; bar. -29.51.; ther. 52; rain, 'Cape tPailiser—Wind, 8., fresh breeze; bar. 29.76; ther. 47 : sky overcast; passing: showers. Cape Egmont—-""Wind, S-E-, fresh; •breeze; 'bar. 29.71; ther. 48; passing ehowers. I WTangantri—Wind*, S.E., fresh breeze; bar. 29.67; ther. 52; sky overcast: passing showers. : Wellington—AVind. S., moderate gale; bar. 29.78; ther. 48; sky overcast; pass-ing-showers. (Cape Campbell—Wind S.E., gale: bar. 23.€0; ther. 47; squally. Farewell S.E., light; l>ar. 29.79 ; ther. 57 ; sky cloudy. Westport—W r ind, S.E., breeze; bar. 29.79; ther. 50; sky blue and cloudy ; har moderate. Grevmouth—W 7 ind. E., fresh breeze; bar. 29.82; ther. 48; sky blue and ckradv; bar moderate. Beaky—Wind, E., light; bar. 29.75: ther.. 37; skv overcast. Christchnrch—Wind. S.W., light; bar. 30.06; ther. 44; skvi overcast. Timaru—AVind, S., fresh breeze; bar. 29.93; ther. 40; rain. Oamartt—Wind-, E., light; bar. 30.00.;. ther. 44; sky overcast. Dunedin—Wind, N.E.. breeze; bar. 30.00: ther. 42; eky overcast. Queenstown—\viild, N., light; bar. 29.91; ther. 40; skv overcast. Nuggets—Wind, *E., light; bar. 30.02: ther. 40; skv blue. Bluff—Wind, E., strong; bar. 29.95; ther. 42; sky overcast. FORECAST. At 9 a.m. to-day the Government Meteorologist (Mr I>. C. Bates) issued the following forecast for -the subsequent 24 hours:— The indications are for south-easterly -weather, strong to gale, but decreasing. The weather will probably prove cold and showery, and the night probably very cohL The barometer has a rising tendency, •hut falling again after about 24 hours?. ,The sea- is heavy- in Strait. lides good.-*