CLOUDY AND WINDY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 153, 2 December 1938, Page 10

CLOUDY AND WINDY

SOME RAIN PROBABLE

Special forecast for Wellington:—

Moderate but increasing northerly winds.

Weather cloudy to overcast and some rain probable. Temperatures warm, but somewhat cooler tomorrow.

The general forecast for the Dominion as a whole, issued at noon today for the ensuing twenty-four hours, is for variable winds in the southern portion of the South Island, but southerlies will gradually predominate. Elsewhere moderate to s strong -northerlies to north-westerlies may be expected, with gales in places, but a change to south-westerlies is probable within about twenty-four hours. The - weaI ther will be cloudy to overcast and in places misty, with fairly general rain developing. Some heavy falls are probable in the South Island. Temperatures will be warm at first, but a cool change will be advancing from the south. The area of relatively high pressure which has been covering the northern portion of the country for several days is now moving eastward, and a trough of low pressure from the Tasman Sea is beginning to cross the South Island, pressure now being low in the south. Yesterday, apart from moderate north-easterly sea breezes in eastern coastal areas, northerly to north-westerly winds prevailed and these today had become moderate to strong in force and almost general, except for a brief change to light southerlies on the Otago coast. Although skies have been cloudy to overcast in most places, the, weather has been fair and warm in eastern areas In western districts it has been rather misty with scattered local light rains, especially from Taranaki southward. This morning rain associated with the depression advancing from the Tasman Sea had commenced to fall in the south-western portion of the South Island, Jackson's Bay reporting a fall of 185 points, Puysegur Point one of 128, and Arthur's Pass one of 48 points. There has' been continuous fog during the last twenty-four hours along j parts of the Otago coast. Auckland's weather yesterday morn- j ing was overcast at times, but the afternoon was sunny with broken cloud. A light northerly wind continued to blow this morning, but the sky has become rather dull. Temperatures yesterday were mild, the maximum being 74.2 degrees and the minimum 63 degrees. Wellington's weather was cloudy and warm, with two hours of bright sunshine. There was a moderate to fresh north-westerly breeze, and the maximum and minimum temperatures were 69.5 and 57.8 degrees respectively. There was some mist and light rain totalling two points last night, and a warm north-westerly was blowing this morning with a cloudy sky. In Christchurch yesterday the weather was overcast, mild, and hazy, with a fresh north-easterly breeze blowing most of the day. The wind by this morning had become northerly in direction, but otherwise there was little change in the weather. Yesterday's maximum and minimum temperatures were 63 and 56 degrees. In Dunedin it was overcast and misty, although with occasional intervals of sunshine during the afternoon. A light north-easterly breeze prevailed, but became strong towards evening when some light rain fell, three points being recorded at the Heads. By this morning the wind had decreased again and it was foggy. , WEEKEND PROSPECTS. The weather for tne weekend is likely to be rather changeable, although mainly fair to fine after the next twenty-four hours. Westerly to southwesterly winds will prevail later, with somewhat cooler; temperatures,