Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-29
lRL HICKS FORECASTS.
WHAT JULY WEATHER is LIKELY TO
HAVE IN STORE FOR US.

All Kinds of Weather Can be Had Dur
ing the Next Four Weeks, According
to the Predictions of the st. Louis
Prophet-Warm Waves, Storms, Etc.
From Word and Works.
Pleasant summer days, for the most
part, will prevail at the opening of July.
The full moon and the centre of a Mer-
curry equinox falling together on June 80
may prolong cloudiness, with storms in
extreme east into July, but westerly and
central regions will have change to fair
and cooler, with rising barometer. By
the 4th, warm wave will be well defin-
ed on the western side of the country
the barometer will be falling in the same
region, and storms will start toward the
east.
From the 4th to 9TH, all the phenomena
of regular storm period may be expect
ed at all points, as they march in regular
order from west to east. Fair weather
to the east, growing warmer with winds
from east to south, during the early part
of storm periods are as much parts of the
phenomena of a period as the actual
storms of rain, wind and thunder. The
change to cooler westerly winds, with
barometer rising, in regions west of
storm areas, are also physical necessities,
falling in and bringing up the rear the
moment the storm area passes east of
any given point.
The 10th and 18th are reactionary
days, at which time it will grow very
warm, and if active storms do not appear
the warmth will increase past the new
moon on the 18th, and culminate in
heavy storms on and about the 10th,
which is the central day of the next
storm period. If the new moon on the
18th leans in its perturbing effects toward
the storm period of 18th to 18th, storms
will appear early in the period, checking
the growing heat and bringing tenn
porarily more pleasant weather.
That certain moon-phases exert dis
turbing influences of meteorological
character, is fact beyond successful
contradiction, and that these disturbing
influences are retarded or hastended, SO
as to blend with the nearest storm
period, is also fact.
If new moon on the 18th lends her
influence to reactionary disturbances
central ON the 10th and 11th, crisis of
heat and storm will be reached about
those days, if she reaches forward to
storm period of 18th to 18th, heat and
storms will come to crisis early in that
period. We expect the latter.
About the 22d, 23d, growing warmth,
with all the changes that precede and
attend return to storminess, will
appear. These disturbances, also, will
in all probability reach their crisis yery
under electric pressure of the
moons first quarter, on the Goth.
Bluster, with threatening clouds and
local rains, may be expected at this and
at all July periods, but we think there
will be general lack of rain. The last
period for July runs from Goth to 3Oth,
the crisis falling coincident with the full
moon on the 2Sth. At this time we will
have entered into the Venus period,
which is central August 8, and if we are
to have general rains from the Venus
disturbance in August, they are apt to
begin in earnest at this last July period.
We look for much violent disturbance
at this time, and hope for seasonable
rains, but shall not be surprised if there
are more severe bluster, electrical dis
plays and rapid transitions from heat to
cool, than rain. AT all events, We may
reasonably expect respite from summer
heat at the close of the last July storms.