The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-03-04

Hicks Forecast for March.

The first regular storm period for March
runs from the lst to 4th. Beginning in
the ia west early in the period, the tenn
peraturc will rise, the barometer will fall
and wide areas of rain and Snow will pass
eastwardly across the country from the
end to 5th. As storms of rain and snow
pass on to central and eastern parts, anti
storm conditions-a high barometer and
cold, westerly winds with clearing weather
will be pressing close in the rear of low
barometer and storms. The stiff winds
and gales that follow the low barometric
areas from the west and northwest are
best characterized by the word ''stormi-
ness but they are only the readjustment
of the atmospheric condition following on
after the real storm has gone east of any
given locality. Do not regard the all
night gales that blow from the west with
dread and apprehension. With them come
rising barometer, falling temperature
and guarantee that the conditions of VIC
lencc and danger have all gone east of
periods at any and all seasons of the year.
From about the It'll to 9th, the elements
will react into falling barometer, warmer,
southerly winds and general tendency to
more rain and snow-snow, of course, to-
ward northern, and rain in central and
southern states. High gales generally,
with tropical hurricanes in the south, espe-
cially along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts,
need not surprise anyone on and touching
the Sth. Moon is on the celestial equator
and full on that date. The reading of To-
cal barometers, temperature, cloud forma-
tions and wind currents will all give am
pie and timely admonition if violent
storms are impending. A great rush of
polar air from the northwest, in every
probability, will spread over most OF the
continent from about the 9Th to 18th.
Keep this in mind, watch incipient indica
tons and save yourself possible discom-
future and loss.
Unless there is balancing or neutral
ization of forces, not yet understood and
great energy and wide extent will visit
land and sea from about 18th to 10Th. Ii
very warm weather, southerly winds and
low barometer prevail at this time in any
section of our country, or any other coun-
try, storms Of dangerous proportions will
be possible and probable. No one i'll the
north and west should be caught unawares
by heavy sleet and snow storms, amount
ing to billiards. at and about this period
The probabilities are great that unlocked
for wintry visitations will come upon many
sections like snare at the sequel to these
general perturbations.
Unsettled and threatening weather will
most likely continue during the reaction
airy dates, the 18th to 10Th, in all probable
ity growing warmer generally and show
ing signs of tropical and equnoctial
storms in the extreme south, up to and
during the passage of moon across the
celestial equator and new on the 21st and
22nd. Change again to much colder may
be reasonably looked for Immediately after
the 22nd, but reacting quickly into much
warmer and falling barometer as we enter
the storm period reaching from the 24th
to 2sth About Friday the s5th to Mon
day the 2eth do not be surprised if very
| wild storms develop. Warm days and
| possibly bright weather will go before
many of the worst storms of this month,
but no one, especially those who have the
keeping of live stock in their care, should
be thrown off their guard by spring like
appearances. 1t will be safest to assume
that danger turks near, especially out on
the wide ranges west and north, and keep
all flocks and herds as near to food and
shelter as may be practicable,