THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

■ SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Present indications are for a. further decrease in barometric pressure northward of Westport and Kaikoura, but a rapid ri&e will pruba-bly follow in about 24 hours. Winds, variable arid strong to sale, westerlies, prevailing, and veering to southerly northward of New Plymouth and' Napier, and northcrliea, baching to a south-easterly gale, elsewhere. Heavy rain probable generally and snow on higher levels, with much colder weather following Eoon. Cloudy and unsettled weather hag prevailed, with heavy rain in parts. The barometer rose in the south during the night, but has fallen northward of Cook Strait for a, low-pressure apparently developing in that direction. The winds have beon variable and strong to gale, especially on the Wcet Coast, liortherlics still predominating. D. C. BATES. Meteorological Office, Wellington, June 19. 1912.

DISTRICT REPORTS.

(From Our Special Correspondents.) Wanganui, June 19.—8u11, with occasional sunshine Palmerslon, June 19.—1-'ine nil ilay; ra.'n to-night-Feildinpf, June 19.—C001, calm, but threatening clay ami night. Shannon-, June 19.—'Unsettled and dull. Olalti, June 19.—Showery; rainfall fnr past, 24 hours, to 9 a.m., .15in. Mastet'ton, June 19.~01oudy day with occasional showers. Hastings, June 19. —The weather has been dull: temperature mild.