UNPLEASANT WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 68, 17 September 1930, Page 10

UNPLEASANT WEATHER

IMPKOVEMENT TO-MORROW

Owing to a rather intense cyclone crossing the north of the North Island last night, most unpleasant weather has prevailed from Cook Strait northward. Strong southeasterly or southerly winds have reached gale force at times, and rain has been fairly general over the North Island. In some places from Hawkes Bay northward falls have been heavy, East Cape recording as much as 431 points in the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day. Little rain, however, has fallen in the Cook Strait area, and practically none at all in the South Island, except in the north and south extremities. This morning's reports showed that over the greater part of the South Island fine but cold weather was prevailing, although in the North Island conditions were still squally and unsettled. The cyclone at 9 a.m. to-day was centred to the east of the Auckland peninsula. Auckland experienced dull and rainy weather yesterday, the wind being north-east. In Wellington conditions were dull and overcast. In the afternoon it became much colder, as the south-easterly wind freshened. Although no rain was recorded at Kelburn, some fell in the suburbs and in the Hutt Valley. A dull morning in Christchurch was followed by a brighter afternoon, but a south-west wind kept down the temperature, cr.d there was a frost at night. It was fine and bright all day in Dunedin yesterday, the wind being a light south-westerly. To-day's forecast, issued at noon, anticipates strong south-easterly or southerly winds, reaching gale force at times, in districts north of Westport and Kaikonra. Elsewhere winds will be moderate southcrlies to westerlies. In the North Island the weather is likely to be still dull and squally, with further rain, but by to-morrow an improvement should be in evidence. The South Island should enjoy fair to fine weather, although there may: be showers about Foveaux Strait. Temperatures will remain cool.