OVERCAST WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 39, 16 February 1933, Page 10

OVERCAST WEATHER

BUT LESS STORMY

Today's weather; ;fqrecastg indicates that less stormy; rweather_;7than^tiuit which has ruled of late-may1-be exr pected. Winds will still ,be -moderate to strong, with north-westerlies; prevailihg .inmpstTreastern' districts and about Cook Strait, arid , with, souths westerlies' to V'nbrth-westerlies . elsewhere. The weather':will continue to be cloudy to overcast, with showers'at times;: over;and,'to. tiie;;west of vthe main,ranges. East of the. ranges mainf ly fair to fine weather" with warm tern* peraturea may be expected. Barometers; have risen gradually over the Dominion since yesterday, and winds, although still strong' in places, are on the whole lighter than they were yesterday, having backed in many places to the west or south-west. East of the ranges'fair; weather;has again been ; the rule,- but in the ranges - and to the west of them conditions have continued to be showery," but with lighter falls than was the case during the previous twenty.-f our hours. Floods in the West Coast rivers are subsiding. The weather in Auckland yesterday was cloudy, and some scattered and light showers fell in the', city area. Moderate to fresh north-westerly to south-westerly winds are reported. After tho stormy weather in the early morning, conditions in Wellington yes--terday improved. The wind, although" still gusty arid rather strong, decreased;' there was no further rain after nine, o'clock,, and- 6,4 hours of bright; sunshine were recorded. Although temperatures were not high, the atmosphere was muggy. Christchurch enjoyed fine weather yesterday .with little wind. A strong north-westerly, however, was again blowing this morning. In Dunedin most of the clay was fine, although cloudy at times. A little light rain fell iv the afternoon, but it was fine there again this morning.