WEATHER SITUATION

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 10

WEATHER SITUATION

Pressure Again Rising

Following is the weather report and the forecost for winds and seas issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 24 hours ending 3 p.m. today :—

General situation: A depression is moving eastward off the Dominion, and pressure is again rising. Forecast. —Winds : South-west to south-east; strong at first in parts of the Cook Strait area, but decreasing and otherwise light to moderate. Seas (N.Z. waters) : Rough at first in Cook Strait, but moderating. Elsewhere slight to moderate. Eastern Tasman Sea: Light to moderate south-east to north-east winds and slight to moderate seas. General forecast appears above leading article).

YESTERDAY’S WEATHER

Wellington: The morning was overcast with occasional light drizzling rain, but the. sun shone at intervals during the afternoon. A fresh south-south-westerly breeze blew, and it was cool. Minimum temperature on Monday night, 55.2 degrees; maximum temperature yesterday, 61.8 degrees; temperature at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, 59 degrees; barometer at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, 30.145 inches. Palmerston North: Overcast in the morning, with some light rain, but conditions improved iu the afternoon. South'-east wind.

Masterton: Bleak and cold, with scattered showers and a sharp southerly wind. Wanganui: Overcast with a moderate southerly wind. The barometer at 4.30 p.m. read 30.20 inches and was rising. Napier and Hastings: Heavily overcast, with occasional showers. A light southerly wind and mild temperatures. Waipukurau: Dull and overcast with occasional very light showers, the maximum temperature being 69 degrees. The barometer rose two points to *30.29 inches.

New Plymouth: Light showers in the early morning, but warm sunshine with a westerly breeze during the rest of the day. The barometer at 5 p.m. read 29.95 inches. Auckland: Cloudy but tine with a moderate southerly wind, the maximum temperature being 72 degrees. The barometric pressure was steady, with the reading at 5 p.m. 30.12 inches. Christchurch: Fine but for the most part overcast, with a moderate southwest wind. The maximum temperature was 60.1 degrees. The barometer rose slowly to 30.21 inches at 5 p.m. Dunedin: Cooler with a maximum temperature of 60 degrees and a light breeze from the south. The sky was overcast for the greater part of the day. The barometer rose steadily to 30.40 inches.