METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23592, 28 February 1940, Page 10

METEOROLOGICAL

FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND

FAIR TO CLOUDY AND MILD The Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening the following special forecast for the Auckland Province:—Moderate to fresh northerly to westerly winds. The weather is likely to bo- inaptly fair to cloudy, but with some scattered mist or drizzle, especially in the mornings. Temperatures mild. Seas rather rough on the west coast", slight to moderate on the east. Barometer, midnight 30.09 in. (1019 millibars) Midnight. Monday 30.03 in. (1017 millibars) RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald saugre): i>4 hours ended midnight, Feb. 27 .. .00in. Total for February up to 9 a.m. yesterday (Albert Park gauge) .. 3.43 in. Average rainfall for February . . 3.481n. Eecord rainfall for February (1SG0) 14.15 n. Bain fall for year to date . . . . 11.86jn. Average annual rainfall (81 years) . 44,81 In, SUN, MOON AND TIDES Bun —Rises. 6.3 a.m.; sets. 7.4 p.m. Moon—Last quarter, Friday, 2.35 p.m.; new, March 0, 2.23 p.m. To-day To-morrow High Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland .. 11.10 11-10 11 Manukau Heads 3-20 1.-lo -•!*> ' Onehunga .. 2.26 2.1.> 3.10 3.31 GENERAL SITUATION SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS The weather report and forecast for ISew-' Zealand, issued by the Government meteorologist last evening, were as follows :-r-An intense depression or the westerly type is approaching the south-west extremity of the Dominion. Pressure remains high to the north. Winds.- —From between north and west at first, hut with a temporary south-westerly change extending over most of the South Island during tonight or to-morrow morning, moderate in the far north, tut fresh to strong from Taranaki and Hawke's Bay southward and reaching galo force in many places. \ I Seas. —New Zealand waters: Hough to very rough at times about Cook and . Foveaux , Straits and ■ south of Cape Egmont, rather rough north of Cape Egrnont, and elsewhere slight or moderate inshore. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to fresh north-westerly winds and moderate seas in the northern portion; strong winds to gales from a westerly quarter and very rough seas in southern portion. Weather. —Unsettled in western and southern' areas of the South Island, with intermittent "heavy rain and possibly some snow on the mountains. Elsewhere mainly fair to cloudy, lint with scattered rain to-night between Taranaki and Wellington and to-mor-row on the east coast of the South Island. Temperatures cool in the south, warm east of the ranges, and mild elsewhere Observations at 4 p.m. .Station Wind Weather Bar. Tlier. Norfolk/'ls., E., It., air, drizzly .. 1014 73 C. Maria, N.N.W., gen. br., cldy. 1017 76 Auckland, W., gen. br., clear .. 1017 74 East Cape, W.N.W., mod. br., Clear .. .. 1012 76 Gisborne, calm, p. cloudy .. 1011 S2 Chateau Tongariro, 0 a.m., W.S.W., str. br., p. cloudy .. .. C. Egmont. N.W., fr. br., misty 3 012 (if? Napier, N.E.. mod. br., cloudy .. 1010 72 Wanganul. W.N.W., g. br., drizzly 101 V 75 Farewell Spit, W., si. br., rainy 1011 60 Stephen's Is., W.N.W., h. wind, rainy/.. . . .. .. 1010 59 Wellington, N.W., h. wind, o'cast 100S 63 C. Campbell; If., gale, clear .. 1001 R5 Westporf, N.E., si. br., overcast 1008 57 Greymouth, N.W., fr. br., overcast 1006 61 Akaroa lit., "N.. mod. br., p. cldy. 000 73 Nugsret. PL. N.E., gen., b„ p. cldy. OSS 6S Bluff, N.W., : sir. br.. pi cloudy 986 62 PnysegmvPt., N.W.. sir. gale, sh'ry OS4 57 Chatham' Is.. W.S.W., str. br.. clear .. . .. ... lOOf) 50 Svdney, N.E., gen. br., clear .. 1003 86 Hobart, X.W., tren. br., showery 904 56