WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 22440, 10 September 1936, Page 8

WEATHER FORECAST

UNSETTLED—SOME RAIK The following weather report w»» issued at noon by the Meteorologist Office, Wellington, covering the southern districts—Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Bluff, Halfmoon Bay:— A depression is now crossing the Dominion. An anti-cyclone is following it across the North Tasman Sea, but a fresh depression has developed over Tasmania. Forecast: Moderate, but freshening, south-east' to southerly winM, veering to-morrow to west and northwest. Weather unsettled, with some rain, and, on the ranges, snow; but improving temporarily from to-night. Temperatures cool; seas rough. . FINE AND WARM. Warmer temperatures were evident this morning, following an absence of frost last evening. To-day’s readings show a slight advance on those at the same time yesterday, the respective maxima being 58 and 54deg, with the corresponding minima at 50 and 44deg. Over a period of 24 hours yesterday the registrations were 57 and 44deg. Barometric pressure has fallen .2in since noon yesterday, when a falling barometer showed 29.65 in; to-day the pressure evinced a tendency to drop still further. The direction of the light wind this morning wat north-easterly. Indications at 1 p.m. were favourable, the afternoon promising to be fine and warm.