SOME HEAVY RAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 81, 2 October 1931, Page 6

SOME HEAVY RAIN

BUT IMPROVEMENT DUE

The small cyclone centred yesterday near Westport has since last night moved through Cook Strait. Consequently winds have changed to southerlies or south-westerlies in many parts of the country in and south of the Strait. The southerlies have been just as strong as.the northerlies or westerlies which preceded them. Although the weather yesterday was cloudy and threatening, the raiu was confined chiefly to Otago and Westland. But since last night the rain has extended to nearly all districts, and there have been some heavy falls on the West Coast south of Capo Egmont and about Cook 'Strait, some of tho Westland rivers being in flood.

■ Auckland had cloudy and misty weather yesterday, with a strong westerly wind. Bain fell there last night. In Wellington it was cloudy and threatening again, a strong northwesterly wind prevailing. The rain held off, however, until late in the evening, and with the southerly change early this morning heavy rain fell and has continued. The total fall up to 9 a.m. to-day was 151 points at Kelbiirn and 170 in Lower Hutt, the heaviest fall since the beginning of July last. In Christchurch the weather yesterday was dull and unsettled, with a fresh south-westerly wind. Showers fell in the afternoon and steady rain, amounting to 62 points, came down at night. In Dunedin it was unsettled also with considerable rain, but there was a alight improvement there in the afternoon. Strong winds are forecasted to roach gale force at times, but they should gradually decrease in force. North of New Plymouth and Napier westerlies will prevail. Southward of these points to Oreymouth and Akaroa the winds will be southerlies, whilst light and variable winds will prevail elsewhere. Before long, however, winds will generally tend westward again. Cold, unsettled, and squally weather is likely to bo the lot of the North Island and of the north-east part of the South Island. Showers may be expected, with heavy rain around Cook Strait. The weather in Westland and Otago is likely to be fair, and conditions in other districts should improve shortljy