THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1560, 2 October 1912, Page 6

THE WEATHER.

SUMMARY AND FORECAST. rroscnt indications aro tor strong westerly winds, with a southerly tendency for a short time, but a temporary rise in barometric pressure will probably precede a further fail in the south, when the winds are likely to back again and freshen considerably. Cool and changeable weather probable generally. Showery and squally in parts, especially in the West Coast and southernmost districts. A westerly squall area parsed in the south on Jtonday night, with 6troug northerly and westerly winds. The barometer has .been very unsteady. Rain has fallen on the West Coast and southernmost districts, and fair to cloudy weather has been experienced generally. D. C. BATES. Meteorological Office, Wellington, October 1, 1912.

DISTRICT REPORTS. (From Our Special Correspondent!.] Vr'anganui, October I.—Cold and dull; Hunt fihowers. Felldlng, Octobor I.—Cold, windy mornins; wet afternoon;' doubtful night. Otn.ki , , October I.—Colder, aud showery; snow on hllla Shannon. Orlohcr I.—Very wet; low couutry under water. FeaUiorston, October I.—Fine, with nn.ssin>? rioudf, N.W. wind Cartcrtnn, Oot-ober I—The weather is fine, but windy. Grcytown, October I.—A fine morninn, but a cloudy afternoon, and windy. jr.isterton, October I.—Cloudy to-day, with plrong wind; rain threatening. HastingE, October I.—Sham frost, followed by raw moraine, with a- hlsrher temperature in the afternoon.