METEOROLOGICAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23780, 7 October 1940, Page 6

METEOROLOGICAL

[FORECAST FOR AUCKLAND STILL FINE AND MILDER Tho Government meteorologist issued to the Herald last evening the following forecast for the Auckland Province:—Light to moderate and variable winds, with westerlies predominating. Weather fine and milder. Sea slight to moderate. Barometer, midniffht 30.151n. <lO2l millibars). Midnight Saturday 30.09 in. (1019 millibars). RAINFALL RECORD Fall in City (Herald frangc): 24 hours ended midnight. October <" . .OOln. 24 hours ended midnight October <i .00in. Total for October up to 9 a.m. Saturday (Albert Park cause) . .. 1.77 in. Averape rainfall for October .. 3.94 in. ißecord rainfall for October (.1800) .. 10.21 in. JF?n infall for year to date . . . . 32.86 in. Average annual rainfall (SI years) . 44.31 in. SUN, MOON AND TIDES Sun —To-day: Rises, 5.4S a.m.; sets, (i.2!i p.m. Moon--First quarter, to-morrow, li.lS p.m.; full, October 10,.8.15 p.m. To-day To-morrow nijrh Water— a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Auckland . .. 11.12 o.<> 0.30 >laniil..au Heads. 1.51 2.17 2.11 3.10 Onehunga .. 2.51 3.17 3.11 4.10 GENERAL SITUATION The Government meteorologist advised last evening that an anti-cyclone covered the northern Tasman Sea and the North Island, while a depression was advancing across the south 'lasman Sea. Forecast: Winds from between. north and west gradually prevailing, , force strong at times about and south of Cook Strait, but otherwise moderate; a change to moderate south-westerlies should extend over most of the South Island during tomorrow. Seas becoming rather rough nhout Cook and Foveaux Straits, elsewhere slight to moderate, but rising somewhat 011 tho west coast of tho South Island. Winds from a westerly quarter predominating, strong, but later decreasing in the central and southern portions of tlie Tasman Sea, with rather rough to rough seas, but elsewhere moderate in force, with slight to moderate seas. Weather fair to fine generally at first, conditions soon becoming 'unsettled, however, in Westland and later in Southland, with rain developing from the south and west in eastern districts of the South Island, some scattered showers accompanying the south-westerly change. Temperatures moderate.