WEATHER FORECAST

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 145, 20 June 1936, Page 8

WEATHER FORECAST

Meteorological Office, Wellington, Friday, June 19, 4 p.m. General Situation. —The recent depression is passing eastwards but another though less intense one is advancing across the South Tasman Sea. Pressure is still high over Eastern Australia and the North Tasman Sea. Forecast. —Winds; Moderate to strong southerly over the northern half of the North Island, elsewhere moderate and freshening westerlies but winds shortly again becoming south-westerly generally. Seas (N.Z. waters): Rough about Fovcaux Strait, rather rough to rough on the west coast, elsewhere moderate but later rising south of East Cape. Eastern Tasman Sea: South-westerly to southerly winds, moderate with moderate seas in the northern portion, strong at first with rough seas in the southern portion but later moderating. Weather: Cold and changeable with scattered showers, mainly fair, however, in eastern coastal areas and conditions later gradually improving in most districts. The New Zealand Friends’ School, St. John’s Hill, report for 24 hours ending 6 p.m. yesterday: Bright sunshine, 6 hours JO minutes. Rainfall, .40 inches. Shade temperature: Maximum, 54deg. Fahr.- minimum, 40deg. Fahr. lime of sunset to-day, 4.32 p.m. Time of sunrise to-morrow 711 a.m. ’ Phases of the Moon for June—Full Moon, June 5: Last Quarter June 12; New Moon, June 19; First Quarter, June 27.