COLD CHANGE FOLLOWING

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 129, 27 November 1929, Page 10

COLD CHANGE FOLLOWING

Yesterday and last night rain was fairly general over the Dominion. Falls in many places were heavy, but in East Coast districts precipitation was only light or moderate. Conditions, however, are favourable for still more rain, and the East Coast of the South Island, where rain is badly needed, should experience some useful falls. Foxton tops the list with the heaviest fall, one of 340 points. Wellington's 126 points is the heaviest local fall since the end of August last, and was accompanied by a solitary thunderclap at about 4.30 a.m. Christchurch up to 9 a.m. to-day had experienced a fall of only 24 points. The cyclone responsible for the rain was yesterday, and still is, centred off the West Coast of the South Island. It has intensified and become more extensive, and has been joined by another one, which was situated over the western part of the Tasman Sea.

In the southern part of the South Island south-easterly or southerly winds have prevailed, and elsewhere moderate to strong northerlies havo blown and reached gale force in places. Those winds are forecasted to continue, but within from 24 to 36 hours southerly winds are likely to become general, and to cause a change to colder conditions. Dull, unsettled, and misty weather will continue, rain, being general and heavy in places.