Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-27
SNOW LATE TONIGHT.
Warmer Westerly Winds, Becoming


Forecast till pm. Thursday.-For the
District of Columbia. eastern New York
eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Della
ware and Maryland. increasing cloudiness,
with snow late tonight and Thursday
warmer tonlgn.; westerly winds, becoming
fresh northerly.
For Virginia, increasing cioudiness, with
snow and warmer tonight in northern and
western portions. Thursday, snow, except
probably rain in southeast portion; winds
becoming fresh northerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast -
A disturbance, as yet of moderate energy,
is central this morning in eastern Texas,
and is moving slowly to the northeastward.
Thus far the only effect of this disturbance
has been a considerable rise in tempera lure
in the gulf states and some snow in the
Ohio valley. There have also been light
local SHOWS in the lake regions, lower Mis-
souri valley and the extreme northwest.
Temperatures, except in the gulf states,
remain low. There has been a further fall
OF degrees TO - degrees in the extreme
west, while in the interior of the country
there has been a slight rise.
The advance through the Ohio valley of
the southwest disturbance will cause rain
generally tonight end Thursday in the gull
and south Atlantic states, rain or snow in
Tennessee, snow in the Ohio valley, lower
lake region and the middle Atlantic states.
reaching New England Thursday. In the
extreme southwest generally fair weather
is indicated. except probably snow in Okla
hcma and Indian territory tonight.
1t will be colder tonight in Texas and
northwestern Louisiana, and colder Thurs
day in the middle and west gulf states gen
orally. 1t will be warn tonight in the
east gulf, south Atlantic and middle Allan
tic states,
On the Atlantic coast the winds will be
variable, becoming fresh to brisk north to
east Thursday.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at T. m. yesterday:
Thermometer December &c, p.m "a; s
pm. II: u midnight, 10.
December u, 4 am, Is; am II: -
noon, %; pm, 80.
Maximum. 80. at 2 pm, December q;
minimum, l3, at 3 M, December %.
Barometer December 26 nm 40 ~. g
p. m, 80 II; l. midnight, 1922
December -, 4 am, 800; S am, 80 20;
noon. 500; pm, 30.15.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at :
am: Great Falls, temperature, -; condi-
ton, l. Receiving reservoir. temperature
30; condition at north connection, j: condi-
ton at south correction, 3. Distributing
reservoir, tempers ture. 81: condition at in
fluent gate house, %; ettluent gate house
At Harper's Ferry.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har.
per's Ferry reports both rivers as being
muddy at that point this morning
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide 9:37 am and 1925 pm.
high tide, 2:S1 am. and 3:22 pm.
Tomorrow-IIow tide, 1924 a m and IL %
pm; high tide. 3:32 am and 4:1s pm
The SUN and Moon
Today-Sun rises, 7:21 a m; sun sets. 4:4l
pm,
Moon rises, 3:16 a m. tomorrow
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:21 am
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 5:24 pm.; ex-
tngutshing begun at 6:26 I'm. The lighting
is begun one nour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 500 pm; extin-
guished at Gal a m.