WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23379, 23 September 1939, Page 12

WEATHER FORECAST

GENERALLY FAIR The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern district—Dunedin. Port Chalmers,' Tapanui. Wintou, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki. Halfmoon. Bay :—; Anti-cyclones are located to the east! and west, but a depression, centre® near Cape Maria Van Diemen, is moving on to the North Island.. Forecast: Light and variable winds, with east to south predominating.- Some: scattered rain at first, but weather " otherwise fair. Temperatures cool,' with frosts inland to-night. Seas slight to moderate* LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day* 51.9 deg. ' Maximum yesterday (24 hours)* 46.5 deg. Minimum to-day, 46deg. Minimum yesterday, 39.2 deg. Barometric .pressure at 1 p.m., falling at 29.95 in (1,014 millibars). Rain to 9 a.m., .15in. Light south-westerly breeze. i AT OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office at 9 this morning:— : , Tqmp< Weather. ‘ -d^g. Auckland — Overcast; fresh easterly breeze. - , 57J Wellington— Overcast; calm. Rain, .09in. ;53 Christchurch —' Overcast and threatennig; gentle ‘ east-north-easterly. 47) Timaru — Overcast; drizzling; alight northerly. 471 Oamaru— Overcast; slight northerly. 41 BluffBlue sky and detached clouds; light north-westerly. SO Nuggets— Blue sky and detached clouds; slight north-easterly. 48 Greymouth—- ' Cloudy; moderate easterly Rain, ,4oin. , 53