THE WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 38, 14 February 1930, Page 8

THE WEATHER

A SOUTHERLY CHANGE

The southern portion of the depression of the Tasman Sea yesterday crossed tho South Island with much reduced intensity. Except for some showers about Foveaux fetrait and in southern Westland, it apparently failed to produco any rain. The weakening of the depression in the south was due to the development of a cyclone in the northern Tasman, of which there were signs yesterday. This development has caused northerly gales in North Auckland, with heavy rain. Cape Maria van Dieman had 190, Mangonui 220, Kaikoho 347, TitoM. 239, Kawakawa 303, and Ituatangata 288 points. Other parts of tho North Island also have had heavy falls, and except in the southern portion of the Wellington, province, rain has been general.

Northerly winds were strong and squally at times from Cook Strait southwards yesterday or last night, but this morning had given way to light southerlies. Temperatures have becomo cooler in the south as a consequence of this southerly change, but otherwise warm and sultry conditions have prevailed. •

At Auckland, yesterday commenced dull and threatening, and rain set in early in tlie aiternuon, and lias been continuous since. Light north-easterly winds and a, sultry atmosphere were experienced. At Wellington also conditions, liavo been sultry, dull, and threatening. A gusty, strong northerly wind fell away this morning, and a light southerly arose at about 9 a.m. Christchureh has had dull and sultry weather, yesterday being very hot. A boisterous north-wester was followed early this morning by a change to a cooler south-westerly. ' At Dunedin conditions were somewhat similar to those at Christchureh, but there was less cloud, and yesterday afternoon was sunny.

The forecast is for east to north winds over the North Island, strong in the Auckland province, and south to south-east over the South Island, light to moderate at first, but freshening later in all the Cook Strait area.

Conditions are expected to be unsettled north of . Westport and Kaikoura, with fairly general rain, but more especially north of New Plymouth and Napier, where some thun-der-storms are likely. Over Canterbury and western Southland the weather will probably be fine for the most part. Warm and sultry conditions will continue in the north, but temperatures will bo cooler in the South Island.