THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1176, 11 July 1911, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

FORECAST AND SUMMARY. HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODED RIVERS. Present Indications are for a spell of unsettled and stormy weather generally. Heavy rain and flooded rivers in many parts and snow on higher levels. Variable winds, strong to gale, expected. Northerlics prevailing in the noTth and Boutheasterlie3 for a time, in the south. Tho barometer, will, after a slight temporary rise in the south, probably fall everywhere. A change in conditions has taken placeBloomy and damp' weather extending over the Dominion. Itain fell heavily in parts on Sunday and to-day.' Increasing northerly and westerly winds predominated, but changed to southerly southward of Cook Strait during Sunday night. AT 4 P.M. YESTERDAY. Capo Maria van Diemen.—N.W., fresh; barometer, 29.67; thermometer, 60. Showery; sea rough. Russell.— X.W., moderate gale; barometer, 29.65; thermometer, 62. Showery; sea rough. Manukau Heads—N.WAV., moderato galo; barometer, 29.57; thermometer, 55. Showery and squally; sea moderate. Auckland.—N.W., breeze; barometer,29.ss; thermometer, 60. Overcast. Tauranga— N.W., light; barometer, 29.63; thermometer, 50. Overcast; sea moderate. East Cape— N.W., gale; barometer. 29.79; thermometer, 59. Showery; sea considerable, i Gisborne—Calm; barometer, 29.62; thermometer, 57. Overcast; sea moderate. Port Ahuriri.—S.W., light; barometer, 29.53; thermometer. 58. Kain; sea smooth. Wellington.—S.S.E., fresh; barometer, 29.66; thermometer, 49. Eain. Castlepoint.—S.E.. breeze; barometer, 29.70; thermometer, 48. Kain; sea heavy. New Plymouth— N.W., light; barometer, 29.56; thermometer, 58. Fair; sea moderate. Cape Egmont.—S„ fresh; barometer, 29.56; thermometer, 56. Cloudy; sea moderate. Wanganui—S.E., fresh; barometer, 29.53; thermometer, 56. Overcast; sea moderate. Capo Farewell.—S.E., fresh; barometer, 29.64; thermometer, 47. Showery; soa heavy. Stephen Island.—S.E., galo; barometer, 29.68; thermometer, 46. Jtist-y, raining: sea rough. Cape Foulwind.—S.E., light;' barometer; 29.59; thermometer, 50. Overcast; sea moderate, i Westport.—E.S.E., light: barometer, 29.60; thermometer,. 62. Showery; sea moderate 5we11.,,. ' . ; Cape Campbell.-S., fresh: barometer, 29.73; thermometer, 46. Itain; sea considerable.- .. ■ Kailsoura.—S.W., fresh; barometer, 29.73; thermometor, 47. Misty, rain; sea considerable. Akaroa Lighthouse— S/W., light; barometer, 29.70; thermometer. 45. Cloudy; sea moderate. Port Chalmers.—Calm; barometer, 29.69' thermometer.- 51. Overcast; sea smooth. I\uggots—N.W., light; barometer, 29,71; thermometer, 41. Showery; sea moderate. Bluff .-Calm; barometer, 29.73; thermometer, 45. Fair. D. C. BATES. Meteorological Office, 'Wellington, July 10, 1911. DISTRICT REPORTS. (From Our Special Correspondents.) Wanganui, July 10-Fifteen hourß' heavy ram commencing just after midnight on Sunday. Foilding, July 10,-Steady rain. Palmerston. July 10-Heavy rain, which commenced last night. Otaki, July 10—Heavy rain. Shannon, July 10.—Eain, with little intermission, smco Sunday morning. Ma3terton, July 10-Tho Itev. A. Hodeo reported at six o'clock to-night for tho previous 24 hours as follows .—Shade temp max. 56.8dcg.. min. 39deg„ mean 47 9deg •' earth radiation, 11.38deg.; earth temperature (lft. below ground), 46d0g.; wind light S.E.; ram, 2.30 inches; weather, incessant rain, rivers flooding. Hastings, July 10,-To-day tho weather opened dull and showery. Late in the afternoon a heavy rain set in. , Greytown, July 10.-Heavy, continuous rain set m last night about 9.30 from south-west. All the rivers are in heavy Hood, and low-lying country is under The ™°™« 0 9 rf,Sf hn « '7«ly ".-Light showers fell during Sunday. On Sunday evening a noavv . ram hegan, and has continued steadily since. The creeks are rising