METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23487, 26 October 1939, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND FAIR TO CLOUDY AND MILD Tho Government meteorologist issued to-the Heiiald last evening the following special forecast for the Auckland Province: —Light to moderate northwesterly winds, tending south-westerly later. "The weather is likely to be mainly, fair to cloudy and mild. Seas slight to moderate. Barometer, midnight 30.0 Gin. (1018 millibars) Midnight Tuesday 30.18 in. (1022 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD Fall in-City (Hkrald gauge): 2-1 hours ended midnight. October 25 .OOln. Total for October up to 0 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. 2.93 in. Average rainfall for October . . 3.95jn. Record rainfall for October (.1800) . 10.21 in. [Rainfall for year to date .. .. 37.26 in. Average annual rainfall (S3 years) . 44.81 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Bun—Rises, 5.2-1 a.m.; sets, 6.47 p.m. Moon —Full, Saturday, 0.-12 p.m.; last quarter, November 5. 1.12 a.m. To-day To-morrow High Water — a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. ■ Auckland . . 5.50 0..11 G. 37 G. 58 Hanukau Heads 8.25 S.-1G '• 0.12 0.33 ' Onehunga , . 0.25 9.4G 10.12 10.33 GENERAL SITUATION CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED The weather report and forecast for New Zealand issued by the Government meteorologist last evening were as follows: —An anti-cyclone is moving ' slowly eastward oil' the North Island, -while the last of a series of depressions has commenced to cross the South Island. Winds.—Northerly to westerly predominating at first, mainly moderate in force, but strong at times in the central provinces; a change to fresh southerlies setting in shortly in the south and probably extending to beyond Cook Strait to-morrow. Seas.—New Zealand waters: Rough in the Cook Strait area, otherwise slight to moderate, but rising south of Banks Peninsula and about Foveaux Strait. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate northerly winds and moderate seas at first, but a change to strong southerlies advancing from tlio south-wost. Weather. —Unsettled in western districts south of Taranaki and in the far south, with rain at times. Otherwise fair to" cloudy, but becoming showery and colder with tho southerly_ change. Conditions improving later in Westland. - '. Observations at 4 p.m. -v Station / Wind Weather Bar. Tber. C. Maria. W.S.W.. It. air. o'east 3018 04 Auckland. N.W., mod. br.. cloudy 1017 Go East Cape. N.W., mod. b.. p. cldy. 1012 60 Gisbomo, S.S.E., mod. br., p. cldy. 1013 GO Chateau. N/IW., fresh br.. overcast Cape Eginout, N., gen. br., cldy. 1013 GO Napier, N.E.. gentle br.. p. cldy. 3014 G3 Wanganui, W.. mod. breeze, cldy. 101*1 68 Farewell Spit. W.N.W.. gale, o'east 1014 50 Stephen Is., NAV., h. wind, o'east 1012 50 Wellington. N.W., h. wind, o'east 3011 50 C. Campbell, N.W.. str. br.. cldy. 3 00S 5S West port. S.W.. si. br„ overcast 1013 50 Oreymouth. N.W., gen. br., drizzly 3011 51 Akaroa Lt., S.W., gen. br., misty 3000 54 Nugget Ft., S.S.W.. gen. b„ rainy 3008 51 Bluff. S.W.. fresh breezo, showery 1000 48 Pu.vsegur Ft.', N.N.E.. It. air, o'est 3011 47 Chatham Is.. W.N.W.. fr. br.. o'est 3016 51