TEE WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6818, 24 September 1883, Page 4

TEE WEATHER.

EXPLANATION OF THE CHART. Thin dis/?ram shows the weather over tomperate latitudes in Australia and New Zealand. The dotted lines or readings of the barometer at 9 a.m. on tho above date, and thus indicate tho general emulation of the atmospbeto, the wind always following those ltaes, changing Ita direction as they change, and UcreftsinK in force according to the amount of difference of barometer which they express. Tho arrows flv with tbl wind Howe in a contrary direction to the movement of the hands of a clock, round the area of man barometer, and with the clock hands round a tow barometer or cyclonic area. CbTnws of wither chiefly arise from the eastward progress.of these latter disturbances, at the rate of 300 to 600 nSLii 24 hou«. All local deflections of the Isobars, due to the shape of the land, are omitted." SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER. New Zealand- Still high pressure in the North, decreasing in the South; West and Norlh-west winds! Australia ' High pressure over East Australia and fine; decreased presstire to West and South; slight rain and cloudv on the South Coast. Barometers: Sew Zealand-Russell. 30 i ; Wellington, 30-2 ; Bluff, 300. Australia-Albany, 239; Portland, 290 J Hobart, 30-0; bydney,SO'l.