METEOROLOGICAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19694, 28 July 1938, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

SUNRISE AND SUNSET STANDARD TIME

j TIDES AT GISBORNE WHARF

PHASES OF THE MOON New Moon July 27, 3.24 p.m. BAROMETER READINGS ; At s a.m. yesterday .. 2!).54in. ; At S 11.111. yesterday . . . . 2!).89in. . At N a.m. to-day .. ■ ■ 20.271 n. RAINFALL AT GISBORNE i For 24 hours to !) a.m. .. 0.31 in. • Total for month to date .. in.ii-lin. ; Average for July (00 years) iJ.OOin. TEMPERATURES Minimum last nifihi .. .. 4fl.9dc£, Minimum on the gras« .. 47.5deg'. THE WEATHER Last Night's Forecast General situation. —An extensive and rather deep depression is centred west of the Auckland Peninsula. An anti-cyclone of slight intensity covers Eastern Australia. Forecast.—Winds south-east to north-east prevailing, light to moderate mainly but strong in some exposed positions, later winds backing to west and south-west i'.i the 'far north and elsewhere turning to south-east or southerly and freshen ins. Seas. —In New Zealand waters, light to moderate south of Farewell Spit, elsewhere mainly rather rough to rough. Eastern Tasman.—Moderate to strong south-east to southerly winds and I rough seas. Weather- Cloudy to overeast and, in places, misty or foggy. Fairly general rain is probable, with some heavy falls ill the central pro- I vinees, snow on the ranges. Tempera- I Hires. Becoming colder. '

To-day’s North Island Report Overcast and unsettled conditions were general throughout the North Island this morning. Moderate to fresh southerly breezes were general. The barometer had continued the falling movement. Temperatures at !) o'clock were: Auckland 54 degrees, Tauranga 511, East Cape 57, Opotiki and Gisborne 52, Napier 51. and Wellington -Pi. Rough seas were reported between Cape Campbell and Castlepoint and at Tauranga and Tiritiri; elsewhere moderate or smooth. ' Midday Forecast General situation.—A deep depression is now centred over the Bay of Plenty and moving' eastward. An anticyclone of slight intensity is approaching across the Tasman Sea. Forecast—-Strongsoutherly to southeasterly winds, reaching gale force in / exposed positions, but decreasing gradually to-morrow, with further rain. Temperatures, cold. Seas,. rather rough to rough.

Rises. Sets. July -:s . . is.58 a.m. J .SO |).m. July 2ii .. G.57 ii.in. 4.57 p.m.

High Water. Low Water. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. July 28 . . 5.20 5.58 11.43 July 29" 6.30 7.04 0.21 0.44