Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-10
NOVEMBER WEATHER.
What Rev, lrl X. Hicks Has to Offer
About 1t.

About It,
| People are at present more interest
cd in the weather probabilities than in
tae fall election and will doubtless be
pleased to learn some OF the prognos-
ucations by ri Il. Hicks, the st. Louis
man whom some people swear by when
1t comes to 4 question OF weather. His
forecast FOR November is as follows:
The Mars period covers the month
and facts are adduced that indicate
that storms will be intensified during
the month, and that irregular, threat
ening weather will prevail
From about the I'd TO the 4th rise
OF temperature viii be noted, travelling
from west to east, attended by a fall
ing pressure ana winds from storm
producing directions, Cloudiness and
rain win result, in many parts OF the
country, turning most probably to
snow and winding up with strl, north
west gales and u cold wave In northern
sections, II must not be forgotten that
during the Venus periods temperatures
and warm days suddenly ending in
summer like, tropical storms, and these
In turn ending in snow, wintry gales
and freezing, boreal waves,
Tho moon being ON the celestial
equator on the Sth, 4 restless, unstable
condition OF the atmosphere, with
tendency Ia electric storms, will be no
ttcahle on anu touching that date
From this time on through the Vulcan
period, 9th to 18th, much unsettled
weather and decided autumnal storms
wnl prevail in most parts OF tho coun-
try.
Ii warm, autumnal rains, IN other
words, are prevailing IN your locality
In the first stages Of these and other
November storms, be on the alert for
the hour when the winds SHIFT to west
crly. and the barometer begins to rise
high gales and freezing weather will
come upon YOU over all the central and
cold and antl-storm conditions viii
set In to the west, and run Its course
eastward attended by more proc!plta-
ton, on and about the 18th and 18th.
This viii be at the center of the Mars
disturbance, rs the storm diagram In
dieates, hence barometic readings VIII
iluctuato greatly, thunder and light
ming will be natural and severe at
mospheric perturbations may be look
ed for, especially on the waters.
From 10th to Gath falls regular
| period. with moon at first quarter on
the 2isl During the first stages Of
this period look for falling barometer
and general reaction to warmer, with
renewed and heavy autumnal storms
OF rain, wind and snow, The central
days of these disturbances Will be
about Monday the 2lst, to Wednesday
! the 23d Immediately behind these
storms, and covering the country gen"
orally during the days following, look
for change to very cold weather.
! The last storm period for November
will be central in its results about tho
9th, 18th and 2gth The storm
diagram shows chat Mercury dis
turbance Is central on the goth, Gov
cring the last Ave days OF the month,
In connection with the continued
Mars period. Moon will be full on
the eth and highest on the 2Sth.
This period will bring n marked
change to warmer, the barometer VIII
fall generally to very low readings,
and rain turning to sleet or snow In
most sections viii pass eastwardly
across the country, Sleet storms are
almost unfalling results Of the Mer-
curry periods In cold weather, ANA dur"
| ing this Mercury disturbance, either
! in the last days Of November, or early
December many middle and north
ern sections will be covered with vast
areas of heavy sleet. Northwestern
billiards. usually reach their widest
stages during Mercury periods, espec-
tally when blended with other causes,
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