MORE BAD WEATHER

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 104, 30 October 1933, Page 8

MORE BAD WEATHER

A CHANCE COMING

The weather forecast is for decreasing southerly winds at first north of Now Plymouth and Castlepoint, but later veering to north-west,1 elsewhere freshening northerlies, but a change to southerlies is expected to set in this evening in the far south and extend over the rest of the Dominion during tho following 2i hours. The weather will be fair to fine at first except in the north-east, where there will be some clearing showers, and in southern districts, but unsettled conditions will extend over western districts with some rain, and later reach eastern portions of the South Island. Temperatures were milder today, but will bo cool again tomorrow.

Although in Southern Australia and across the South Tasman Sea the situation on Saturday was typical of that during westerly weather, in the north Tasman there was cyclonic development of a kind characteristic .of winter rather than of spring. In consequence the depression which passed during the weekend brought general rain with a few heavy falls in the north-east and north and in the Southern Alps. On Saturday strong north-westerly winds prevailed, reaching gale force at many places, but during the night a southerly change gradually extended northwards. Yesterday there were southerly gales in the Auckland province, but elsewhere the southerly was not severe, this being duo to the fact that another depression was following closely on'tho first. This morning the second depression was already causing rain in southern Westland and the far south. Of the rainfalls reported for the weekend East Cape with 1.45 in, Wanganui with 0.74 in, Foxton with 1.02 in, Arthur's Pass with 2.24 in, Greymouth with O.SOin, and Puysegur Point with o.Bßin were the highest.

At Auckland the weather was dull and misty on Saturday and some light showers fell. During the night arid throughout' Siraday there was fairly continuous rain, which was heavy at times. The wind was a light northerly on Saturday, but on Sunday it veered through east to south, .and became strong and squally. This morning, however, the wind was decreasing ami the weather was fine and clear.

On Saturday the weather was mainly overcast with intermittent drizzling rain at Wellington. A northerly was blowing, and from 3 p.m. onwards was at times of gale force. The maximum gust of 63 m.p.h. was reached at Kelburn at 8.50 p;m. Early yesterday morning the wind died down, and at 6.40 a.m. gave place to c fresh southerly. Until then the rain hod been light only, but steady rain »set in with the southerly and continued until about 3 p.m., tho total being 0.54 in. After 3 p.m.,the weather gradually cleared and the wind fell away. This morning was brilliantly fine and clear with a breeze gradually rising from the north.

Saturday was warm and fine at Christehurch with a strong northwesterly, the temperature reaching 76 degrees. At 11 p.m. there was a change to a strong southerly with rain and a drop in temperature. During Sunday it cleared and became warm again, the maximum temperature being 65 degrees. Last night was fine, clear, and frosty. This morning the wind had returned to the north-east and was freshening considerably.

Dunediii had dull weather on Saturday and tho afternoon was showery. In the evening the wind changed from tho north to south-west and there was some heavy rain. On Sunday fine weather was experienced with light and variable winds, but this morning it was again overcast.