WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 22454, 26 September 1936, Page 14

WEATHER FORECAST

GOLD AND CHANGEABLE The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern districts —Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Bluff, Halfmoon : Bay:— l A series of secondary depressions is crossing the Dominion, but pressure is high over Australia and the North Tasman Sea. Forecast: Moderate to strong westerly winds, turning again, shortly to south-west. Weather cold, and changeable, with passing showers. Hail in places and snow on the ranges. Seas moderate, but rising. FINE AND SUNNY. At 2.46 p.m. yesterday afternoon a sudden change' to • stormy conditions was experienced, and after a roll of thunder sleet commenced! to fall heavily. The fall ceased as suddenly as it commenced, however, andi the registration was only .13in. Last evening a frost of 3.6 de- formed, and this morning broke fine and sunny, with a cool south-westerly breeze in evidence. Temperatures to-day show an advance since yesterday, the maxima being 53.5 and SOdeg respectively, with 46 and 44deg the minima until 12.30 p.m. The registrations for a 24-hour period yesterday were- 54.5 and 35.5 deg. At 1 p.m. to-day the barometer showed a steady-pressure of 29.55 in, and indications were favourable, the afternoon promising to be fine and sunny.