THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1500, 24 July 1912, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Present indications arc for strong easterly winds, with cold showery and changeable ' weather, especially on tho East Coast. The barometer will probably rise for a ohort, time in the north, but fall everywhere after from twenty to twenty-four hours for a westerly lowpressure area, which is due to pass in the south at the end of this week. The barometer has riEen .very high in the south, and is a cove normal, but relatively lower in the north. Showery weather has been experienced on all the Eastern Coast, with hail squalls in parts and snow on some of the higher levels. Strong southerly winds have predominated. D. C. BATES. Meteorological Office, Wellington, July 23, 1912, DISTRICT REPORTS, (From Our Special Correspondents.) . Wanganui, July 23.—Bitterly cold southern weather; occasional Unlit showcrß. Fcilding, July 23.—Heavy frost and sunshine in the mornins: . lisrht rain in the afternoon; doubtful night. Otalu, July 23.—C01d, with occasional showers. Carterton, July 23.—liain set in again last night, and to-day continues somewhat heavily, showers falling at frequent intervals. Feathcr-ston. July 23—Southerly squalls and very cold. Greytown, July 23.—The weather has again become exceedingly cold. Rain from southward has nfco sot in, and more snow has fallen on the ranges. kasterton, July 23.'—A heavy south-east-erly calc has been raging all day. Hastings, July 23.—T0-day has 'been bitterly cold, with rain threatening.