WEATHER FOREGAST

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 66, 18 March 1936, Page 6

WEATHER FOREGAST

Meteorological Office, Wellington, Tuesday, Nfarch 17, 4 p.m. General Situation.—Pressure has continued high to the west and low to the east of the Dominion. Forecast.—Winds: South-westerly to south-easterly, strong and squally on parts of the East Coast and in Cook Strait, but graduallydecreasing and elsewhere light to moderate. Seas (New Zealand waters): Rough south of East Cape and about Cook Strait, with a heavy southerly swell; elsewhere slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate south-east winds in the northern portion, winds southerly at first but later becoming variable in the southern portion; seas slight to moderate south-east winds in the northern portion, winds southerly at first but later becoming variable in the southern portion; seas light to moderate. Weather: Still for the most part fair to fine, but somewhat changeable and with some isolated showers, especially oa the East Coast and in the far north and south. Temperatures cold. The New Zealand Friends’ School, St. John’s Hill, report for 24 hours ending 6 p.m. yesterday: Bright sunshine, about an hour. Rainfall, nil. Shade temperatures: Maximum, 58deg. Fahr.; minimum. 42deg. Fahr. Time of sunset today, 6.39 p.m. Time of sunrise tomorrow, 6.21 Phases of the Moon for March: - Full moon, March 8; last quarter, March 16; new moon, march 23; first quarter, March 3°.