METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19334, 26 May 1937, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNETSE AND SUNSET

TIDES AT GISBOENE WIIAEF

PHASES OF THE MOON

BAROMETER READINGS At S :■ in. vostorday .. •• 29.9310 Ai s p.m. vostorday ... .. 29.M1n AI S a.m. to-day .. .. SO.OSJn

RAINFALL AT GISBORNE For "t hour* to n n,m. .. oMln Total for monlli to dale. .. u.Mln Averoso for May .. •• li:!sln TEMPERATURES Maximum yesterday .-. .. til.'.dog. Minimum Inst night .. •• 33.6 deg. .Minimum on jjrass .. .. SS.Sdcs. THE WEATHER To-day's North Island Report Calm or smooth seas prevailed a 1 most North Island weather stations to-dav, with a slight swell at Wellington and CastlepohU, and moderate sea at Cape Palliser. The weather was chiefly calm, with an easterly wind at Wellington, and westerly at Cape Campbell and Casllepoint. Blue skies prevailed nearly everywhere. Temperatures at n a.m. were:—Cape Palliser, GO; Cape .Maria Van Pieman, 57; Auckland and Tiritiri, 55; Castlepoint. 54; Tauranga, til; Napier, 40; Wellington, -IS; Last Cape, 47; Opotiki, 4o; and Cape Campbell, 44. Last Night's Forecast

An anticyclone is passing the Dominion, with its centre to the north. Pressure is still low to the east of the South Island, anil a rather deep depression is located over the south-west Tasman Sea. and moving slowly eastwards. The forecast is for winds, light to moderate south-westerly to westerly, veering to north-westerlies and (freshening about and south of Cook Strait, later changing again to southerly in the southern portion of the South' Island. Sear, in New Zealand waters will he slight to moderate, but rising somewhat south of Cape Bgmonl and about Cook and l'oveuux Straits. In Iho eastern Tasman Sea there will he north-westerly winds, moderate- iu the northern portion with moderate seas, and fresh to strong in the southern portion and backing later to southerlies in lh ( > far south, with rather rough seas. The weather will he mainly fair to fine at first. Some scattered showers are probable, however, in the western coastal areas, and later, unsettled conditions and rain developing from Taranaki southwards. Temperatures will be rather mild. Midday Forecast

fleneral inference.—An anticyclone ol slight intensity covers im>l of the Dominion, hut the pressure is still low at the Chatham Island, while a shallow depression lies in a north and south direction over the eastern Tasman Sea. Forecast.' Light to moderate and variable winds, with north-easterlies predominating. Weather fair to line at first, but la lei- clouding over, and scattered rains developing. Seas slight i" moderate.

Rises. Sots. May '-'<> .. 0.56 n.m. '1.40 p.m. May 27 .. G.56 a.m. 4.'10 p.m. May 2S . . «.. r -7 n.in. 4.ri!> p.m. Mn'v 29 . . 0.5S a.in. 4.JW ]>.m.

High Water. Low Water. a.111. p.m. a.m. p.m. \l; ly 26 5.00 0.27 0.14 O.lfl Mi IV ~7 . . . P.flO 7.18 0.(57 1.00 \Ii .v 28 7.-10 n.on 1.-10 1.-12

];nst Qnarfnr May 4, tf.Ori n.m New Moon May 1), 0.43 R.ni Kirst Qiinrtor May 17, (5.10 p.in Villi Moon May 'J;>, 7.08 p.m