WELLINGTON LUCKY

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 145, 23 June 1930, Page 8

WELLINGTON LUCKY

PINE WEEK-END WEATHER

Some people make a habit of decrying Wellington's weather, but'during the week-end Wellington enjoyed almost the.maximum amount.of possible sunshine. Thawind certainly ;was cold, but otherwise the weather was beautiful, which is more than can be said for the weather, elsewhere, all other districts, with the exception of the East Coast, having far from pleasant , conditions. Kain, hail, snow, and , plenty of wind have characterised the Dominion's week-end weather. Tho worst that Wellington, got was some hail, showers on Saturday might when the "wind changed .temporarily to the south. Some snow at the same time fell on tho Orongorongos. Districts-with a westerly- aspect have had very squally and showery weather, so has Otago and ; Southland. The high country of both Islands has received a considerable , coating of snow,'and in, the South Island the snow • reached low levels in gome places At 9 a.m. to-day' enow was still falling at the Hermitage, Balclutha, Nuggets, and Bluff, whilst it was hailing at Euysegur Point. Auck- . land had cold and* showery weather during, tho week-end, with a . fresh south-westerly to westerly wind. A wild day on Saturday in Christchurch was followed by a southerly change in the evening which brought with it rain, and snow. This was followed on Sunday by a boisterous north-westerly. Very cold weather' prevailed in Dun-. edin on Saturday, the .weather being unsettled and snow falling. Better weather on Sunday morning, wag fol- • lowed by further stormy conditions in. the afternoon. The cause of "tho week-end's cold and stormy weather was an intense secondary depression of the westerly type which followed tho cyclone retreating eastward. At Bluff the barometer yes-' • terday fell as low as 29.17 inches.. This depression will still-be influencing tho weather for the present. Moderate* to strong westerly to southerly winds will roach gak force in places. Squally and showery conditions will continue in districts with a westerly aspect, especially southward of Taranaki, and will extend later to eastern districts. Further snow may bo expected in parts of the South Island, and temperatures generally will be cold again.' In the meantime Wellington to-day is still lucky with its comparative absence of wind and undi- • ■ luted sunshine. • .