METEOROLOGICAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18131, 1 July 1922, Page 7

METEOROLOGICAL.

TO-DAY'S FORECAST.

GOVERNMENT REPORT. The Government meteorologist reported last night as follows:—Present indications are for increasing north-west to southwest winds and cloudy and unsettled weather. Rain probable generally, rivers rising on the West Coast and in the Southern districts and snow on the higher levels in the South Island. The barometer has a falling tendency.

MR. C, L. WRAGGE'S FORECAST. The following weather forecast was snpWm V°9 s by * Ir ' Cl<im ent L. Wragge at 7.50 last evening vindications to-night point to the approach of a new Antarctic disturbance, Jacnbun, and this should cause the week-end to le marred by unsettled and - rainy weather, especially south from Auckland. A small high-pres-sure system appears to be north-west of Hokianga, and should cause intervals of clearing sky over the , North Auckland peninsula. Winds between north, northwest, and west. Sea inclined to rise on west coast.,

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. Rainfall in City for 5* hours ended midnight, June 30 (Herald gauge) ,371n. The following official report was issued at 4 p.m. yesterday:— Wind. Bar. Ther. Weather. Capo Maria... N.W., fr. 23.81 G3 Driszle Russell N.. fresh 29.80 60 Showery Manukan H. W.N.W. b. 29.83 55 Overcast Auckland „. N.E., fresh 29.81 53 Rain Tauranga _ Calm 29.80 67 Overcast Gisborne N.W., light 29.80 66 Overcast Pt. Ahunn... N.W., light 29.73 50 Overcast Castlepoint... N.W., light 29.70 48 Cloudy Wellington... N., breeze 29.69 62 Fair N. Plymouth N.W., It. 29.70 65 Rain C. bgmont... N., fresh 29.70 63 Rain Wansranui ... N.W.. light 29.71 56 Overcast Farewell S.pit W.. breeze 29.71 52 Overcast 0. Foul wind N.E., light 29.68 64 Overcast Greymouth... E„ hVht 29.66 48 Cloudy Stephen Is. W... light 29.70 48 Overcast C. Campbell W.. h«ht 29.68 66 Cloudy AkaroaLt.... S.E., light 29.60 46 Fine Pt. Chalmers N.E., light 29.60 45 Fair Nuggeta «. N.W., R, 29.68 41 Cloudy Bluff... .„ N.W.,lt 29.56 40 Gloomy

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES. Sun—To-day: Rises, 7.7 a.m. rests, 4.42 pjn. To-morrow: Rises, 7.7 a.rn.; sets, 4.43 .P.m. Moon—First quarter, to-monuw, 10.22 a.m. High Water— To-day. To-morrow. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland .. .. 11.49 — 0.13 12.37 Manukau Heads .. — 1.48 2.12 2.36 Onehunga Wharf .. — 8.8 3.32 3.56 OVERSEAS MAILS. ♦—__» INCOMING. The Royal Mail steamer Makura left Vancouver for Auckland on June 16, bringing 1920 bags of English and American mail for New Zealand. She is clue hero on July 7. The Manuka Heft Sydney for Wellington on June 29 with 74 bags of Anntralian- mail for Auckland. She is duo at Wellington on Monday. OUTGOING. Outgoing mails for oversea* torts close at Auckland as under: — Tt/ksday. Australian States, per Main Trunk, at 6 p.m. Joxt 6. Cook Islands imd Tahiti, per Flora, at 10 a.m. JT3I.T 7. Australian States, Ceylon, India. China, Japan, Straits Settlements, South Africa and Egypt, also Pago Pago, Apia, and Honolulu, per Ulimaroa, at 8 a.nv Jnxx 10. Cook Islands, Tahiti. Canada, North, Central and South America, West Indies. United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco, to connect with Maunganui at Wellington, at 5 p.m, R D, KELLY. Chief Postmaster.