WEATHER SITUATION

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 157, 29 March 1939, Page 8

WEATHER SITUATION

Moderate To Strong Winds And Rough Seas Following is the weather report and the forecast for winds and seas issued by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, for the 24 hours ending 3 p.m. today General situation: Pressure has fallen continuously over the Dominion, but remains high over eastern Australia. Conditions are less disturbed in the North Tasman. Forecast: — Winds: South-easterlies prevailing in the extreme north, but elsewhere north-west to west; force moderate to strong and rising to gale in a few exposed positions. Later winds turning to south-west in many places. Seas (New Zealand waters) : Rough in Cook and Eoveaux Straits and the extreme uorth; elsewhere slight to moderate, but rising. Eastern Tasman Sea: Moderate to strong winds, with south-easterlies prevailing in the northern portion aud south-westerlies in the southern. Seas rough. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER Wellington: Overcast in the morning, but fine and sunny in the afternoon. A moderate to fresh breeze blew from the north-west, and temperatures were mild. Minimum temperature on Monday night, 56.9 degrees: maximum temperature yesterday, 63.6 degrees; temperature at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, 62.2 degrees; barometer at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, 29.599 degrees. Palmerston North; Overcast in the early morning, but bright sunshine toward midday, and very warm. The sky was again overcast toward evening and rain-threatened. Master ton: Continuous sunshine from a clear blue sky, with a westerly wind, strong at times. Wanganui: Blue sky ami a strong westerly breeze. Sea considerable. The barometer reading at 4 p.m. was 29.72 inches.

New Plymouth: Warm and sunny during the morning, but the afternoon was cloudy with a cold westerly breeze. The barometer al: 5 p.m. read 29.65 inches. Waipukiiniu: Very lint day with a maximum temperature of: 83 degrees, dropping by 8 p.m. to 67 degrees. The glass was slowly falling, the reading being 29.60. which: is the lowest for many weeks. Napier: Fine and hot, with a slight haze developing soon after midday. Light easterly breeze. Auckland: Fine with clouds and a light southerly wind. The maximum temperature was 70 degrees. Barometric pressure fell steadily during the afternoon and the reading at 5 p.m. was 29.76 inches. Christchurch: Fine with a light east wind. Tire maximum temperature was 62.7 degrees. At 3 p.m. the barometer vvas falling at. 29.496 inches and the temperature was 57.3 degrees. Dunedin: Fine ami mild with an overcast sky in the morning and, after a brief shower about midday, bright sunshine in the afternoon. There was no wind and the temperature reached a maximum of 64 degrees. The barometer fell steadily throughout the day and the reading at 5 p.m. was 29.50 inches.