CLOUDY AND MISTY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 124, 27 May 1937, Page 8

CLOUDY AND MISTY

OCCASIONAL RAIN LIKELY

Special forecast for Wellington:— Light, variable winds at first, but south-easterlies soon prevailing ana freshening somewhat. Weather cloudy and, at times misty, with occasional rain. The general forecast is'for moderate to strong north-east to easterly winds north of Kawhia and the East Cape, elsewhere variable, With southerlies, gradually predominating. The weather will be mainly cloudy to overcast, with scattered rain in most districts, but more especially in the northern half of the North Island. . . Pressure has risen in the east of the Dominion, but a shallow depression is. at present centred west of the Auckland peninsula.. Yesterday was .fine in most districts, but during, the night cloud increased generally, and rain has since fallen in the northern and northeastern'portions of the North Island, in the far south, and also in a few places about Cook Strait. In the extreme north some rather heavy falls have occurred. Winds have been mainly north-easterly or northerly and light to moderate, but by this morning they had freshened somewhat in the Auckland province. ' In Auckland it was fair yesterday, but the sky gradually Clouded over and rain has fallen there since last night, with moderate to fresh north-easterly-winds. The rainfall amounted to 19 points. * :

In "Wellington the morning was •sunny, but it clouded over ill the afternoon and the northerly wind freshened somewhat. Some .light, drizzling rain fell about 5 p.m., and rain also fell for about half an hour from 9.20 p.m. Three points Of rain were recorded and bright sunshine amounted to1 six hours.

There was occasional1 sunshine1 at Christchurch during the afternoon, but most of the day,was dull,'with a keen easterly wind. This morning it was still overcast, a north-easterly breeze prevailing. ■ Fair weather has prevailed in Dunedin. Yesterday it was cloudy in the morning, but the afternoon was sunny.