THE WEATHER

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19338, 31 May 1937, Page 3

THE WEATHER

To-day's North Island Report

Overcast conditions were reported this morning at Auckland and Fast Cape, hut bine skies prevailed elsewhere in the North Island. Lighl northerly breezes weie reported at Wellington and light to moderate sonth-u eslciiies further north. The barometer showed little movement. Temperatures lit 0 o'clock were : Auckland and Taurailga 56 degrees. Opotiki 48. Fast Cape 58. Gislmrne 50. Napier ami Wellington 53. Moderate or :-u ill seas were reported everywhere. Last Night's Forecast Pressure is high from central Australia across the north Tasinan Sea to northern New Zealand, and also to the eastward, while a series of shallow westerly depressions extend from southern Australia across the.south Tasinan. The forecast is for winds, variable in the northern half of the North Island, elsewhere moderate to .strong and rather .squally north-westerlies reaching gale lone 'in some exposed positions, but hacking, in [daces, temporarily to west or south-west. Seas in New Zealand waters will be rather rough to rough in t.hc Cool; and Fovcau.s Strait areas and rather rough, lit times, on the West const of the South Island, elsewhere, slight, to moderate. In Li astern Tasinan Sea. wind.-, will be light In moderate and variable, and seas slight to moderate In the northern portion with moderate to strong north-west to westerly winds and rather rough seas in the southern portion. The weather, for the most part, will be fair to line, in eastern and northern districts, with rain. at. times, in districts with a westerly aspect from Kawhia southwards, and at scattered places in Olago and Southland. Temperatures will be moderate lo mild. Midday Forecast (ieneral inference. —Pressure has again risen considerably over New Zealand and remains high across the north Tasinan Sea. A series of westerly depressions continues to cross the south Tasinan, hut their centres are 1111 lisuil 11 v far soul h.

Forecast. — Light to moderate and variable wind-. Weather, fair to line, and mild. Seas, slight to Hinder-