WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 23680, 13 September 1940, Page 6

WEATHER FORECAST

FINE. BDT UNSETTLED The following weather forecast wa« issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern districts:—■ An anti-cyclone still covers New Zealand, while a deep depression is centred south of Tasmania. Northerly winds,becoming strong in exposed positions in the south, otherwise moderate. Weather fine at first, but unsettled conditions, with scattered rain developing in the west and later in the south. Temperatures moderate. Seas moderate. LOCAL REPORT. Maximum temperature to-day* CO.ldeg. Maximum yesterday (24 hours)* 56.9 deg. Minimum to-day, 51.7 deg. Minimum yesterday, 41.5 deg. Barometric pressure at 1 p.m., steady at 30.15 in (1,021 millibars). Slight north-easterly breeze. AT OTHER CENTRES. The following information is abridged from the report issued by the Meteorological Office this morning:— Temp.* Weather. deg. AucklandBlue sky and detached clouds; hazy; slight west-south-west-erly. 53 Wellington— . Cloudy: slight east-south-east- < erly. 50 Christchurch— Blue sky; hazy; gentle northeasterly. 40 Timaru — Blue sky ; hazy; moderate north-north-easterly. 48 Oamaru — Blue sky: moderate north-east-erly. 50 Greymouth— Overcast; gentle easterly. 48 Nuggets—■ Blue sky and detached clouds; foggy; moderate north-north-easterly. 42 BluffBlue sky j fresh, north-easterly. 53