Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-28
INCREASING CLOUDINEss.

Showers Indicated Ms Probable for
Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. Sunday-For the Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania
new Jersey, Delaware and Maryland in
creasing cloudincss tonight, probably show
ers Sunday, easterly, shifting to southerly
winds.
For Virginia, increasing cloudiness to-
night, probably followed by showers in
northern and eastern portions Sunday:
blight southerly winds
Weather conditions and general fore
cest-ihe pressure has fallen in the lake
regions ana Saint Lawrence valley The
center OF low pressure is over Lake Michi-
gan and second low center exists in Wy
o,ning. An area OF high pressure covers
the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys,
and IS central in Canada.
The weather. is mostly cloudy In the
northern districts from New England to
the Pacific coast, and is generally clear in
the south. During the past twenty-four
hours showers have fallen on the New En-
gland coast. in the upper Mississippi valley,
and the upper lake region.
The temperature has fallen in the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys and in
the northern portion of the lake regions
1t Is warmer in the middle Atlantic states
and the lower lake region.
The weather will continue cloudy in New
England, and there will be an increasing
cloudiness In the middle Atlantic states
and the lower lake region, probably fol-
lowed by showers in these districts Sun
day. Partly cloudy weather and showers
are indicated for the Ohio valley, and gen.
orally fair weather throughout the south.
The temperature will be higher in New
England and eastern New York Sunday
the following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours-Cairo,
I ncfv n.
Rivers-The following changes in the
rivers Tin feet and tenths) have occurred:
Fallen, Vicksburg, OF.
Above the danger line and falling, Vicks-
burg, 90.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a.m.-Great Falls, temperature, 60; condi-
ton, l.; receiving reservoir, temperature
72; condition at north connection. 1; condi-
ton at south connection, 4: distributing
reservoir temperature, Il; condition at in
fluent gate house, Ii: effiuent gate house.
Ii.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. $40 am. and 7:24 pm;
high tide, 12:47 am. and 1885 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 7:42 am. and $40
pm; high tide. :3s am. and IA pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-SuE rises. ABS am; sun sets,
T:16 pm.
Moon SETS 1886 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:37 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by s:25 pm. extin-
gushing begun at 3:46 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at $40 pm, extin-
guished at 4:01 am.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau for the
twenty-four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
May "a pm, "a; PM, SO; Il mid
night, SO.
May 2s- am, IS; am, So; IL noon,
80; pm, 80.
Maximum, 50, at 2 Pm, May 2S; mini
mum, 81, at am, May g.
The following were the readings of the
barometer at the weather bureau for the
past twenty-four hours, beginning at 2 pm.
yesterday:
May "a pm, 29.71: PM. 29.7s; IL
midnight, 29.75
May 2s- am. 1915; s am. $3.50; noon,
1895; 2 pm, @. 20.