WEATHER FORECAST

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 245, 17 October 1939, Page 6

WEATHER FORECAST

Meteorological Office, Wellington, Monday, October 16, 3 p.m. General Situation.- An anti-cyclone is centred to lhe north, while a depression is moving from the west on to the South Island. Forecast.—Winds: North to west prevailing, strong at times from Cook Strait southwards, with gales in some exposed positions; otherwise moderate in force. A south-westerly change is possible in the far south to-morrow. Seas (N.Z. waters): Becoming rough south of Capo Egmont and about Cook Strait; slight to moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to strong north-west to west winds, seas moderate in the north and rough in the south. Weather: Rain probable in the western and southern portions of the South Island and extending gradually' up the western districts possibly as far as the King Country; elsewhere fair to fine but showers probable later in Canterbury. Temperatures mild but becoming cooler in the south. The New Zealand Friends’ School, St. John’s Hill, reports as follows for the 24 hours ended at 6 p.m. yesterday: Hours of sunshin*’. 7 hours 40 minutes. Rainfall, trace. Maximum temperature, 67deg. Fahr.: minimum temperature, 43deg. Fahr. Time of sunset to-day’, 6.43 p.m. Time of sunrise to-morrow, 5.30 a.m. Phases of the Moon —Last Quarter, October 6. 4.57 p.m.: NewMoon. October 13. 8.00 a.m.; First Quarter, October 20, 2.54 p.m.; Full Moon, October 28, 6.12 p.m.