The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
KICKS FORECAST.
August win be Warm and Dry With a
few Storms.


The first week or ten days of Au-
gust viii be under the combined in
huences of Mercury, Venus, Vulcan
and moon on the equator, at extreme
south declination. The mercury
perturbation will be central on the
4th. with reactionary storm period
central from LIST to 3rd. A wave of
great summer heat will be almost in
evitable during the opening days of
the month. Storms are naturally due
about the End to the 4th, and if the
barometer reports show generally
depressed condition of the atmos-
phere, with other marked storm con-
dltions, danger will attend all de-
cided storm-clouds. There is bare
probability that very excessive
warmth and menacing barometric
conditions in the west and northwest
will continue until about the 9th with
no decided disturbances, in which
case, storms of great and dangerous
energy may be apprehended between
the 9th and 10th. We name Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday, the 9TH,
Sth and 9th, as central days of great
storm probability. The It'll, is the
center of the Vulcan period with
moon at both perigee and extreme
south declination. When the moon
is closest to us and at her greatest
declination south of our equator, as
she is on the 7th, the atmospheric
currents of our globe are drawn from
northerly directions, resulting, first
in fierce storms and finally in marked
and sudden changes from sweltering
heat to very cool. Sonear the center
of the Venus period, with Mercury
also in force, terrific electrical storms
with hail and wind may be looked
for within AS hours of 6 p. m. on the
7th, followed by phenomenal fall of
temperature. Light frosts IN the
north are possible as the high bar
ometer rushes in from the northwest
behind these storms.
About 18th, to l4th, including
moon at full and on the equator, an
other warm wave, low barometer
and storms will traverse the country
in regular order--that is from west
to east-followed by rising barome-
ter and cooler air from northwest.
During the Vulcan storm period,
18th to 21st, moon will be in apogee
on the 18th, at last quarter on the
20th, and at extreme declination
north on the 21st. Look for very
warm weather, low pressure to the
north, warm to the south, south
westerly winds, with shows of buster
and storms locally in many places,
but with little rain generally, during
and following this period. The heat
will grow oppressive during the re-
dictionary period, oath to 26th, end
ing in storms and change to cooler
about the time of new moon on the
9th. If electrical storms are not
general and the heat continues, sizes
mic shocks need not surprise any
section on and near the date of new
moon. The storm diagram shows
that we enter the earth's autumnal
equinox during the latter part of
August, hence hurricanes and West
India cyclones will begin to work up
through the south seas and along
the southern coasts before the end
of the month.
A Vulcan period is central on the
30th, hence falling barometers, south
winds, high temperature and coming
storms will be the order during the
closing days of August.
As to the general outlook for Au-
gust, we believe that it will be warm
and dry, especially to the west and
north, above the average We ad
wise our readers to prepare for such
a state of things in August and
throughout September. Showers, OF
course, will fall here and there, with
temporary changes to cooler perhaps
with light frosts northward in Sep
TENDER; but heat and dryness will
dominate the country generally.
Much of October will be the same
rains and general autumnal changes
not making their appearance north
ward before the last half of that
month. Heavy storms followed by
frosts and freezing the last part OF
October.