THE WEATHER

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17640, 2 December 1931, Page 5

THE WEATHER

(Last Night’s Forecast) The anticyclone is now moving towards New Zealand. The pressure is falling over Tasmania. Winds: Southerly, strong at first in the northern portion of the North Island and in the far south, but decreasing and otherwise light to moderate later, winds veering to north-westerly in and south of Cook Strait. Seas (N.Z. waters): Rough, but decreasing on the west coast or the South Island mid about bureaux Strait; elsewhere moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea; Light to moderate southwesterly winds, later, veering to westerly in the southern portion. Seas: moderate. Weather; Mainly fair to cloudy, but isolated showers at first in the far north and south and on the east coast of the North Island; cool to-night, hut temperatures becoming wanner to-mor-row, when fine weather may be expected over practically the whole of the Dominion. (To-day’s North Island Report.) Overcast conditions were reported nt Gisborne ami Napier ttiis morning but blue skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Light' to fresh southerly breezes were reported everywhere. The barometer had continued vising slowly. 'leraperatines at 9 o'clock wen-: Auckland and (jpotiki 62 degrees. ’! a manga 66. feast Cape 56. Gisborne 67, Napier 69, and Wellington 55. Roligli seas were reported at Castlepoinl and Cape Pal liset; elsewhere moderate of smooth. (Midday Forecast.) The indications are for southerly winds, moderate to strong, but decreasing. Expect isolated showers, but mainly fair wealliei’. Barometer rising slowly. Seasi and tides moderate.