West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-04-28
OUR WEATHER FOR NAY
According 10 The Arrangements Of
Hicks the Great ManipulatOr Of
Atmospheric Conditions.

ne most Superncial observers OF
the eky. the barometer, thermomc.
ter. winds and weather reports. will
see that storm conditions Laye de-
veloped in the far west on and about
the 4th. and their approach to any
given locality on their progress east
ward during the 5th. 9th aud 9TH.
may be plainly seen by the most in
different persone. The full moon
and peri5ree on the 9Th and 7th.
indicate that forceful disturbances
may result generally about those
dates. A wave OF quite cool weather
with frosts to northward will most
likely follow this storm area. Watch
tender things that might be saved
by reasonable precautions in central
and northern parts of the country.
Ii We are not greatly mistak en-
there is much tendency to very
active storms each year from about
the 10th to 10Th of May. Ii we are
right this tendency will be increased
this month by regular storm
period. central on the 10Th. Look
for very warm weather and general
depression OF the barometer, ending
in heavy storms, during this period.
III the barometer does not rise and
the temperature remains high, with
easierly and southerly winds, until
the 14th many violent storms will
be highly probably on and touching
that date. 1t can do no harm and
might result in great good to wat CHI
all storm indications carefully at
this period. Another cool wave
with high barometer will follow
these disturbances, whether they
eliminate promptly in the period,
or to be retarded until the moon 8
passage of the equst on the 14tn.
Another fall Of barometer, rise
In temperature and general return
to storm conditions will be the
order about 10th to 18Th. Change
to high barometer and cooler may
rush In behind this low area, but
change to much warmer with a
marked fall Of the barometer, end :
ing IN series OF daily rain and
thunder storms. may be reasonably
expected from the 10th to gath.
Watch all VICIOUS looking storm
clouds about Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, the 21st to 23rd. If wind
currents. temperature and barome-
ter do not change by the 33rd, a
daily cycle of rain and thunder
storms may be expected until such
changes do appear, even il they Last
up to and through the reactionsrv
period central or the eth to 29th.
Very high barometer and change
to much cooler, with danger of
heavy frost far northward, are very
probable when storm conditions
break up and the high barometric
area comes on from west and north.
But for the oppositions Of Saturn
and Uranus in the last half of May,
nothing would appear in the astro-
nomlcal outlook to excite expec.a-
tons Of anything but normal placid
weather. But the opposition OF
Uranus falling on the 22nd, and
that OF Satrun on the goth, no one
need be surprised if many things
out of the ordinary transpire, such
as seismic shocks. solar outbursts,
auroTal and magnetic disturbances.
with some wicked. dangerous
storms, the last half of May and
ten days or more into June.
We do not calculate that Nav
this year will bring an unusual
number of hard, dangerous storms.
The last half of June and the first
half of July seen from our stand
point OF reckoning to premIee more
violent d sturbances than May. We
also believe that there will be am pie
moisture TO mature all early crops
over most parts of our country.
Many low lands are likely to have
too much rain in June. Hot winds
and drouth will affect regions west
and northwest, the last half Of
summer and into the autumR. We
predict that good seasonal rains
will prevail over all the south side
of our continent and well up into
the Central States, go that all who
plant promptly and work vigorously
May hope TO realize abundant early
crops.