WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23677, 10 September 1940, Page 4

WEATHER FORECAST

FINE SAVE ON SOUTH COAST FROSTS TO-NIGHT The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern districts:— Light to moderate winds from a westerly quarter. Weather cloudy at times on the south coast, with isolated showers. Elsewhere fine. Temperatures cool. Frosts to-night. Seas slight to moderate. LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day, 57.7 deg. Maximum yesterday (21 hours), 63.9 deg. Minimum to-day, 49deg. Minimum yesterday, 44.4 deg. _ Barometric pressure at 1 p.m., rising at 29.75 in (1,007 millibars). Slight south-westerly breeze. Rain to 9 a.m. (24 hours), .17in. AT OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office this morning:— Temp., Weather. deg. Auckland, Overcast; slight north-westerly. 5® Wellington— Drizzling rain, overcast; slight north - north - westerly. Rain, .Olin. „ 50 ChristchurchSteady rain, overcast; moderate ■ south-south-westerly. 50 Timaru —• Overcast; gentle southerly. 52 Oamaru — Blue sky and detached clouds; slight north-easterly. 49 Greymouth— Cloudy; slight south-westerly. Rain, ,55in. 50 Nuggets— Blue sky; slight south-westerly. Rain, .32in. 47 Bluff— Blue sky and detached clouds; fresh westerly. 59