THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4302, 5 January 1875, Page 2

THE WEATHER.

The weather telegrams for Sunday having all come to hand, we are indebted to Captain Edwin for the following summary of their contents : By the morning of the 3rd instant, the barometer had risen rapidly from Nelson northward, and strong north-west gales were felt at Auckland, Grahamstown, aud Opunake, but at Castle Pointf'the wind was still fresh from north-east. At Wellington, the wind came in from the north-west during early morning, and about 8 a.m. it began to blow very hard from that quarter, accompanied with violent gusts and unusually heavy rain. About 2 p.m., however, the weather cleared, and tho remainder of the day was fine though windy. At Hokitika and Westport the glass fluctuated very much, and the wind was very unsteady, but mostly between north and west, a heavy sea running from the same direction at Hokitika. At Kaikoura, the barometer remained very low, with moderate winds from the N.E. At Oamaru, Captain Sewell, who takes a great interest in matters connected with the weather, reports the lowest reading as 29'08, winds moderate from south to W.S.W. ; weather overcast and showery, with a good deal of sea from tho eastward. At Port Chalmers the barometer fell l-10th during tho day, standing at 29-25. At four p.m. the wind was south-west md moderate, but there was appearance of threatening weather. At Balclutha the barometer fell to 29*22, and at one p.m. a thunderstorm of unusual violence passed; over the town. The lightning was remarkably vivid, the wind light from W.S.W. Mr. Tucker, at Nelson, also reports a very heavy thunderstorm to have passed at 9 p.m , with strong wind from tho north-west. At Queenstown Mr. Worthington observed tho barometer standing at about 29-20 at the sea level, weather showery, winds north-west. At the Bluff the glass fell -06 from the previous day, and the weather continued very threatening, but gave no precise indication of from what quarter the ■wind would come. On Monday (4th), tho barometer had commenced to rise in tho South with moderate wind during tho early part of the day, increasing to stiff gales, and in the afternoon the barometer moving up fast. The wind, however, was still fresh from tho north-west at Wellington and Wanganui, with rising glass all day, aud sky nearly clear of cloud. About 10 p.m. there was a good deal of lightning to tho south-east, but tho sky was clear aud stars bright.