METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19124, 19 September 1936, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

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PHASES OF THE MOON Pull Moon, Snpt. 2, 0.07 a.m. Last Quarter, S»pt. S, '-'.'M p.m. New Moon, Sept. 10, r..il nan. First Quarter, Sept. 24 9.42 a.m. BAROMETER READINGS At 8 a.m. yesterday .. ■■ L'o.(i3in At S p.m. yesterday ■• -- At 8 a.m. to-day .. • ■ *9.B7in RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For 24 hours to 0 a.m. .. O.OOitl Total for month to date .. o.o4iti Average for September .. 3.00 in

THE WEATHER To-day's North Island Report Blue skies were reported at Wellington and north of East Cape, but overcast conditions prevailed elsewhere in the North bland. Light to fresh southerly breezes were general. The barometer had risen steadily sihee yesterday. Temperatures at 9 o'clock were: Auckland and Kast Cape 56 degrees, Tauranga sb. Opotiki 52, Oisborne and Napier 54. and Wellington 50. Rough seas wore reported at Cape Campbell and Wellington; elsewhere moderate or smooth. Last Night's forecast An anticyclone is moving l't'oin Australia on to the north Tasuian Sea. but pressure is still low to the south and east of Now Zealand. A secondary depression is at present crossing the South Island. Moderate to strong south-westerly to westerly winds, reaching gale force at first in" parts of (he South Island, hut moderating to-morrow. Seas, rougli about Fovea ux Strait; rather rougli to rough on the west coast ;. elsewhere slight to moderate in coastal waters, but rather rough offshore south of Castlepoint. In the eastern Tusman Sea, moderate to strong Iml decreasing southerly lo soulhIwesterly winds; seas, rather rough to rough.'but moderating. .Expert passing showers at limes in many places, more especially in the western and far northern and southern districts, lull wealher for the most part fair to fine. Cold night. frosts in many places-, hul milder tomorrow. Midday Forecast. General inference.—An anticyclone is now approaching across the Tasuian Sea. with it.- centre over the northern portion. Forecast.—Moderate to strong southwest winds, decreasing, and later veering to westerlies. Weather fair to line. hut a few isolated showers al first. Cold night, with sharp inland frosts. Seas moderate lo rather rough.

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