The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-08-09
HIeks, weather Foreeas.forAu

Hicks Weather Forecastfcr August.
The storm period, slh to 18th, promises
the most active and dangerous storms in the
month, having as the disturbing causes
Vulcan central on the s;h, Venus central
on the 9th, New Noon on the 1lth and
Mercury central on the 12th. There is
reason to apprehend violence in the elements
between the sih and 12th. The heat will
become intense before the storms appear,
the barometer win be depressed generally,
reaching phenomenal lows at some points,
and cloud formations will be black and
ominous Heavy hail, thunder and wind
may be expected, and cioudbursts are sure
to result here and there. such are the
results ordinarily following such a eombina-
ton Of causes, but there are exceptional eases,
when instead Of the heat breaking into
storms of rain, hail wind and thunder, the
warmth is prolonged, growing more ard
more oppressive, the life clement in the a.
Inosphere seems exhausted, and the sky
assumes a gray to brassy aspect, an incubus
seeming TO fasten up all nature, until violent
earthquake phenomena break the spell and
allow the elemets 10 return to their normal
condition. If perchanoe this particular
period should take this turn, We call upon
the people and press everywhere 10 note
carefully whether or not it terminates after
the manner we have indicated. Whether it
ends in storms or seismic perturbations,
there viii be sudden reyulsions from great
heat to very cool, with probabilities Of tenn
perAture falling almost or quite to the fIost
line in northern regions-say from ilth to
l4fh. About the 18th, reactionary tempera-
ture with southerly winds will most likely
result in another spell OF fstorminess, and be
followed by another northwesterly inrIsh Of
cool air.
From the 18th to 22od falls another period
Of heat and storms. We name the 18th, 2oth
and 21st as days on which the chief distur-
banoes will be at their crisis. The moons
first quarter on the morning Of the 18th in
connection with the prevailing Venus
electric strain is very apt u produce gales
and thunder squalls within twenty four
hours Of . D. N. on that date Another
series Of disturbance for two or three days
will be natural during this period, but the
barometer. wind currents aud tempera;urs
will plainly announce when the storm cur
rents have been reduced to the normaI-the
wind coming cool and steadily from the
west and north-the barometer moving
upward, and temperature falling. After
these disturbances there viii be a close APP
proach to the frost line in the north Pleas
ant DAYS and very cool nights will follow up
TO reactiOnary changes aud storms on and
touching the 18th and 9th The full moon
on the 27th will tend to centralize the
disturbance on and around that date, and
viii help to precipitate any tendency to
seismic throes that may exist, such being
more than probable at the time. if electrical
storms should no; have been frequent and
hard during the month. August ends with
the first stages Of a storm period coming into
action-that is. barometer will be falling in
the wesi, with temperature rising in advance
of It, fed by the southeriy air currents that
transport moisture, heat and electric force.
from the equatorial regions. August storms
il m st of the northern hemisphere viii
develop and move from the northwest, the
first marked indication of their coming be-
ing generally dark or leaden hank across
the northwest at sunset. There is cause
for this. 1t is the return ofouF globe toward
the autumnal equinox, and an effort of
nature TO let in through our polar gates |
cooler ozone and atmosphere from outer
space.