IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17256, 4 September 1919, Page 6

IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER

MANUKAU BAR MODERATING.

FORECAST BY MR. C. L. WRAGGE.

The weather at Auckland, which had been stormy since Sunday, improved concons"derably yesterday. The wind moderated to a fresh breeze and the showers were less frequent.

Improvement was also reported from the VSest Coast, the wind having chanced to the west-south-west and fallen away" to a fresh breeze. The sea on the Manukau i Bar last night was verv heavy, and the. [ bar was then unworkable. The sea had been moderating since 4 p.m., and it was | thought that if the wind did. not change back to the south-west and the sea continued moderating as it was doing the bar would probably be workable to-day. The Rarawa managed to cross inwards from New Plymouth yesterdav morning, but was unable, owing to the state of the bar, to leave for New Plymouth in the afternoon, and her departure was postponed until 3 p.m. to-morrow. The barometer last night showed very litt'e movement. It had been pract ; ca'ly steadv at 29.70 in since noon on Tuesday and showed no indcations of rising -»t Th ™ followin Precast was ;? S ued by Mr. Clement L. Wragge at 7.30 p m yesterdav.—The immense disturbance named Lithad, which has caused the rain and bo'sterons weather, with snow in the fcoiuh is now central between Dunedin and the anti-mer'd-'an. Its western ?lnpe; however, still cover the Dominion but as its influence is decreasing, condition* will moderate and the weather became finer Passing ram squalls are still like'v with wind from between west-south-west' <;oii*h-south-west and south-south-east.' " Sea rough, but moderate