The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-01
Hicks Forecasts for April.

April comes in as a reactionary storm
! period expires, hence rising barometer
! clearing, cooler weather will be adyanc.
! ing from west and north. Areas of pre-
! CT, .i.Ati)n may still exist toward the At
lantic, but fair weather and frosty nights
will prevail in central and western sec.
tons of the country. High barometer,
with cool, frosty nights, will reach most
parts of the country, except the extreme
south, from the 1st to 4th. \ regular
storm period is central on the 9TH, cover
ing the 18th to Sth, with moon on the equa-
tor and at full. Look for marked change
to warmer, with falling barometer and
wide storm areas from Monday, 4th, to
Friday Sth. 1t is scarcely necessary to
repeat that this and all other general storm
disturbances will begin in western eN-
tremes early in the periods with falling
barometer. warmer weather and storms,
ana that these conditions will advance
eastward over the country, touching all
sections progressively by the closing days.
that restless and titful condition of the
atmosphere occurs when the moon is at
peiigec. This condition is more active
when moons extreme south declination
and perigee fall on or very near the same
day, which is the case on Saturday and
Sunday, the 9th and 10th of April. The
buster and threatening conditions arising
about those dates are apt to eliminate in
heavy storms Of rain and hail with snow
squalls north, on and touching the 18th
and 18TH These in regular order will be
succeeded by change to rising barometer.
fair and cooler from about 18th to 18th.
The earth's Vernal equinox is disturbing
element until after the middle Of April, so
that local, April showers, with spurts of
hail, thunder and wind, may be counted as
normal for any April, even outside of the
regular and reactionary periods of disturb
amcc. But the most extensive storms and
storm conditions will fall every time at
the storm periods.
During the regular storm period, 10th
to Goth beginning early in the western ex-
tremes, look for a marked rise of tempera
turc, fall of barometer and other condi-
tons which will end in many heavy storms
of rain and hail, with probable winds of
violent proportions. Moon is on the
equator on the 18th, which fact is apt to
cause sharp winds and thunder on that
date AID during the 18th to Goth following.
Great warmth for the season will charac
terze this period until after the new moon
on the Goth. Hence hail win be a most
natural result in connection with the
heavy showers which may certainly be ex
pected From Goth to 23rd, it will be pru-
dent to anticipate change to cooler, with
frosts probable in regions to northward.
Moon will be at north extreme dCc.ina-
ton and apogee, in connection with re-
dictionary storm disturbance on the oath
and 25th. Another very warm wave for
April will cross the country, attended by
falling barometer, and most probably rain,
thunder and hail, on and touching those
dateS. A Mercury equinox is central on
tle 2Ith, covering the 2oth 10 29th, aHoct-
ing the last part of the period 10th to Goth,
and the first part Of the period eth to
30th being central in the rcactionary
period 2:'rd to 25th The last storm period
for April is central with moon at first
quarter on the 2Sth The disturbances of
this criod will eliminate progressively
from west to east about Thursday, the
osth. IL Saturday, the Both. Warm weather,
south winds, and low barometer will
bring rain, hail and wind to many sections
Oh and touching these days.