THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1201, 9 August 1911, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

■■. ■ —i —_ FORECAST AND SUMMARY. Present indications (5 p.m. Tuesday) are for a falling barometer everywhere, with easterly winds increasing strong to gale northward of East Cape and Kawhia, and increasing haziness preceding a change in the weather shortly in those parts. •' Moderate to stron-r southeasterly winds are probable, thence to Cook Strait, and increasing westerly and northerly winds elsewhere,, with cool and changeable weather, especially on the East Coast. . The weather has been unsettled and showery on the East Coast between East Cape and Hanks Peninsula, and fair to cloudy at times elsewhere. The barometer is «till very, high, but with a falling tendency. Moderate to strong south-easterly wind has predominated. D. C. BATES. Meteorological Office, Wellington, August 8, 1911. [Reports from various stations throughout tho Dominion will bo found in our shipping columns.! DISTRICT REPORTS, IFrom Our Special Correspondents.) Wanganui, August 8.-Bright forenoon, af. ter which clouds began to gather, and the evening closed dull and threatening Feildine, August 8.-Rainy all day; cold; doubtful night. Palmerston, August B—Showery all day. Otaki. August 8.-Sunshine, with occasional light sun showers. Masterton, August 8.-Itoadings by the Rev. A. Hodge at 6 o'clock to-night for the ■previous 24 hours gave the fallowing — ■Shade temperature, maximum 52.2deg minimum <2.6deg., mean <2.9deg.; earth radiation. 38deg.; earth temperature, 42.2deg.wind, S)W.; rain, 31 points. Featherston, August B.—Southerly rain fell during last night, and the weather still continues showery. Greytown, August 8— Still showery, thermometer, «deg. at 9 a.m.; wind from the south. Hastings, August B.—The weather to-day was cold and showery.