THE WEATHER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24326, 17 June 1940, Page 6

THE WEATHER

CONDITIONS FINE AND COOL C Forecast for Otago.—The following offi--5 cial forecast for . Otago, covering the ensuing 24 hours, was issued at 5 p.m. yesterday by the Meteorological Office in Wellington:— " Light to moderate northerly to westerly winds predominating. Weather fair to fine and cool. Seas smooth. ■> Dominion Forecast.—An Intense antlt cyclone still covers New Zealand and a , depression is located to the south of Tas- ' mania. Weather for the most part fair to % fine.- Some scattered light showers still likely in the Poverty Bay area, however, 1 conditions gradually becoming unsettled C in the extreme south-west and south. ■ Temperatures moderate in the north, cool in the south, with frosts at night. Weather in Dunedin. Mild, calm, weather, with sunshine during the after- , noon and pleasant temperatures was + experienced on Saturday‘when the baro- ' meter was steady at 30.40 inches (1029 The maximum temperature • was 54 degrees. The sun shone brightly f yesterday, and there was a light northeast breeze. The maximum temperature - was 54 degrees and the barometer, after - rising to 30.40 inches fell to 30.30 inches ; (1027 millibars) at midnight. Barometer, Inches and millibars; Saturi day—B a.m., 30.40 (1029): noon, 30.39 (1029) 6 p.m., 30.40 (1029): midnight, 30.41 (1030) Sunday—B a.m., 30.43 (1030): noon, 30.35. (1028); 6 p.m., 30.35 (1028): midnight, 30.30 (1027). Thermometer: Saturday—B a.m., 43 degrees; noon, 52 degrees: 6 p.m., 47 degrees; £■ midnight, 46 degrees. Maximum, 54 de- . grees; minimum, 42 degrees. Sunday—B . a.m., 44 degrees: noon, 54 degrees: 6 p.m., '46 degrees: midnight, 44 degrees. Maxi- ' mum, 54 degrees; minimum, 42 degrees. Rainfall for 24 hours ended midnight j- Saturday—nil; Sunday—nil. Sunshine for 24 hours ended midnight ' Saturday—Before noon. 50min: after • noon, 3hr lOmin; total, 4hr. SundayBefore noon, 3hr 50min; after noon, onr 30min; total, 7hr 20min.