WEATHER FORECAST

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 179, 1 August 1940, Page 4

WEATHER FORECAST

Meteorological Office. Wellington, Wednesday, July 31, 3 p.m. General Situation.—The situation is developing into one of the westerly type with a belt of high pressure extending from New South Wales to beyond the North Island. A weak depression is passing to the south. Forecast.—Winds: Easterly in the Auckland Peninsula, otherwise from a westerly quarter. Force mainly light or moderate but strong at times in some exposed positions from Cook Strait southwards. Seas (New Zealand waters): Rather rough to rough at times in Cook and Foveaux Straits and on parts of the west coast of the South Island, slight to moderate elsewhere. Eastern Tasman Sea: Fresh westerly winds in the south with rather rough seas, otherwise light to moderate variable winds and moderate seas. Weather: Mainly fair with moderate temperatures. Rather changeable, however, in western districts of tHe South Island and in the far north and far south with some scattered rain probable. The New Zealand Friends’ School. St. John’s Hill, reports as follows for 24 hours ending 6 p.m. yesterday: Hours of sunshine, 6 hours 20 minutes. Rainfall, nil. Maximum temperature, 58deg. Fahr.; minimum temperature, 32deg. Fahr. Time of sunset to-day, 4.55 p.m. Time of sunrise to-morrow, 6.59 a.m. Phrases of the Moon for August.—New Moon, August 4, 7.39 a.m.; First Quarter, August 10, 11.30 p.m.; Full Moon, August 18, 10.32 a.m.; Last Quarter, August 26, 3.03 p.m.