WEATHER FORECAST

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 258, 1 November 1939, Page 6

WEATHER FORECAST

Meteorological Office. Wellington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 3 p.m. General Situation.—The recent depression is moving away to the east of the North Island and a new disturbance is approaching from the south-west. Forecast.—Winds: Moderate to fresh northerlies to north-wester-lies over the South Island extending to the Wellington and Taranaki provinces to-morrow; elsewhere fresh but decreasing south-westerlies o: southerlies. Seas (New Zealand waters): Rather rough but dei.casing north of Farewell Spit and between East Cape and Cape Palliser, elsewhere slight or moderate but rising south of Westport and about Foveaux Strait. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate southwesterly winds and moderate seas in the northern portion, strong north-westerly to westerly winds and rough seas in the southern portlon. Weather: Some rain to-night in eastern districts of Otago, but otherwise fair to fine generally at first. Cloud increasing in Westland and the far South, however, with rain developing to-morrow in these areas. Temperatures becoming milder but some frosts probable to-night from Canterbury northwards. The New Zealand Friends’ School. St. John s Hill, reports as follows for 24 hours ended 6 p.m. yesterday: Hours of sunshine 3 hours 20 minutes. Rainfall, .04 inches. Maximum temperature, 60deg. Fahr.: minimum, temperature. 42deg. Fahr. Time of sunset to-day. 7.1 p.m. Time of sunrise to-morrow, 5.8 a.m. Phases of the Moon—Last Quarter, November 5. 12.42 a.m.; NewMoon. November 11. 7.24 p.m.: First Quarter, November 19, 10.57 a.m.; Full Moon. November 27. 9.24 a.m.