METEOROGICAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18388, 2 May 1923, Page 7

METEOROGICAL.

TO-DAY'S FORECAST.

GOVERNMENT REPORT.

The Government meteorologist reported last night as follows:—Present indications are for moderate \to strong east to north winds weather cloudy .and overcast.'; in . Northenr and Southernmost districts, and milder with increasing cloudiness generally. ; The - barometer has a falling tendency ■ everywhere. ""' ' HERALD SPECIAL FORECAST. ; , The following weather forecast for ,24 hours from 7 a.m. to-day was supplied to us by Mr. H. M. Vincent last evening :— The tropical storm referred to. yesterday is advancing in a; south-easterly direction toward the Dominion, and is likely to cause; bad weather shortly, the North Island .. being most affected.: :• Cloudy to overcast, with strong to , gale north-east-erly winds northward of New. Plymouth and Napier; heavy rain"following . generally, particularly in - the. North and East coast districts. ; Still fine in the South, but with increasing cloudiness.: ■ Seas heavy.'. _ ,;. - ■ ;.. ■'■-. >•'..;;:• .;; RAINFALL RECORD. J Fall in city for 24 hours ended mid- V night,' May 1 ('Herald gauge)' ,.'. '." "■■■ .OOIn.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. ' Th© following official report was issued 'at 4 p.m. yesterday: —

w ■! A SUN, MOON, AND TIDES..' ' V Sunßises 6.33 a.m., sets 5.3 p.m. ". -•: Moon—Last quarter; May 8. 5.48 . a.m.; new May 16. 10.8 a.m. " ~ High Water— U '•;■:: a.m. v . p.m. ;;' V ■■'■'. Auckland •:. . ■ V. 7.57 ; ' 8.23 : . Manukau Heads .. . 9.56 10.22 ' Oneiunga Wharf . 11.16 .'■ 11.42

• Station,- wind, -weather.' ' Bar. Ther; Gape MoriaJ-Nij.fresh, cloudy . .' 30 14 68 Kussell. N.E.. fresh, cloudy ■ . .30.24 G8 Manukau Heads, N.E., fr., cloudy ? 30.25 60 Auckland, N.B., fresh, overcast '. .;'-. 30.23 ? 64 Taxxranga, N.E.. ; light, "fair : - ? .. 30.27 ~ 60 East Cape, N.W., light, fine. ; . . 30.23 V 63 Gisborne. E.. light, fine; . . . « ; 30.33 64 Ft. .Ahnriri. E., light,\fine : . . 30.36 5fi Castle Point, N.E.. light, fine 30.32- 56 Wellington, N., ■ light, fine. ... 30.29 : 56 New -Plymouth. N.E., It., fair . 30.31 : 59 Cape Egmont, N.E., light, fine:.., ; 30.30 i 61 Wanganui. S., light, fine .:■'< 30.28 61 Farewell Spit, E., light,,■' fair ■>.V 30.30 , 56 Cape Foulwind. N.E.. light, fine 30.20 ■ 60 Greymouth. S.. ' light, . cloudy > .. 30.26 '-■., 58. Cape Campbell,: N., fresh, fine .. 30.18 56 Akaroa Light, N.E.. light, fine f 30.15 52 Port Chalmers, S., light, overcast' 80.20 64 Nuggets, N.E.. light, fine .. , ...V30.19 65 Bluff. ■■ calm, cloudy .. *■«. .: . ». :-■ 30,18 ■ 50