METEOROLOGICAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18021, 21 February 1922, Page 4

METEOROLOGICAL.

TO-DAY'S FORECAST.

■ GOVERNMENT REPORT.

Tho Government Meteorologist reported last night as follovrs:—Present indications are for moderate to strong easterly winds, backing to northerlies shortly Weather will bo changeable, cloudy to overcast conditions prevailing at .im.es with scattered rainfall in districts with an easterly aspect. Tho baromoter has a falling tendency.

MR. C. L. WRAGGE'S FORECAST. The following weather forecast was supplied to us by Mr. Clement L. Wragge at 8 o'clock last evening:—The nucleus of a largo high-pressure system, the sudden incoming of which stopped the expected rain, is now over Westland. Its isobars, like the slopes of the mountain top, overlap the whole country, whilo tropical low.pressu.ro waves most surely exist between tho North Cape, the Kermadecs, Fiji, and Norfolk Island, and Antarctic low pressures are in the neighbourhood of the Chatham Islands. In the circumstances, fair to cloudy weather is likely generally, but in coastal districts between Hawko's Bay, the East Cape, and Cape Brett, some rain is likely, because the high-pressure, acting as a condonsing dynamo to the tropical vapours, must necessarily yield some precipitation over the eastern districts just mentioned. Winds between east and south-east, cast-north-east, and north-north-east. It appears likely that within three days the high-pressuro will havo shown signs of breaking up, but only then need tho welcome change to the generally rainy type be expected. Sea rising with decrease of latitude from Tokomaru Bay.

Rainfall in City for 24 hours ended midnight, Feb. 20 (Herald gauge) .lOln. The following official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Wind, Bar, Ther. Weather, i Cape Maria... E., light 30.16 70 Cloudy Rusaell ... E„ light 30.16 73 Overoast Manukau H. E.. br. 30.20 66 Overcast Auckland ... N.E..H. 30.20 72 Overcast Tauranga ... N.E., It. 80.21 73 Overcast Gisborne ... S.S.W., It. 30.27 64 Showery Pt. Ahuriri... S.W., It. 30.35 64 Drisalo Cashpoint... N.E., It. 80.41 62 Rain Wellington... S.E., fr. 30.43 62 Cloudy N. Plymouth S.E.. It. 30.26 71 Overcast C. Bgmont... S.E., fr. 30.25 69 Gloomy Wanganui ... E.S.E., br. 30.85 68 Gloomy Farewell Spit E., fr. 30.41 68 Cloudy C. Foulwind S., It. 30,35 69 Ovorcast Greymouth... S.. It. 30.30 73 Cloudy Stephen Is.... E.. fr. 30.42 65 Cloudy C Campbell S.E„fr. 30.50 62 Cloudy Akaroa Lt.... N.E., fr. 80.46 60 C-loomy Pt. Chalmers N.E., fr. 30.49 57 Overcast Bluff E., br. 30.38 61 Cloudy