WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23383, 28 September 1939, Page 10

WEATHER FORECAST

INCREASING CLOUD-UNSETTLED The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern district—Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winton. Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Half moon Bay:— •Pressure is high to the, east-and! north, while an extensive depression is advancing across the Tasman Sea. Forecast: Moderate, but. freshening northerly to north-westerly'winds, possibly changing to southerly to-morrow. Increasing cloud and unsettled weather, extending gradually from the south and west. Conditions temporarily milder. Seas rough in the west and rising about Foveaux Strait. J LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day, 65-ldeg. .. Maximum yesterday (24 . hours)* 59.5 deg. Minimum to-day, 45.6 deg. Minimum yesterday, 38.7 deg, Barometric pressure at Ip.m., falling at 29. Sin (1,009 millibars). Light south to south-westerly breeze. Heavy dew last night. AT OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office at 9 this morning;— Temp* Weather. ■ deg. Auckland— Steady rain; overcast; moderate north-easterly breeze. Rain, ■ ,08in. ■ oS Wellington— Blue sky and detached clouds; gentle northerly. 55 Christchurch — Blue sky and detached clouds; . hazy; moderate east-north-easterly. 49j Timaru — Blue sky and detached clouds; 1 slight north-easterly. Frost. 50 Oamaru — Blue sky; fresh north-north-easterly. , 50 BluffBlue sky and detached clouds; light northerly. 60 Nuggets— ■ ‘ Blue sky; hazy; slight northeasterly. 47 Grey mouth—- * Blue sky and detached clouds; gentle easterly. Rain, .08in. 50