Evening star., 1899-03-06
FAIR TONIGHT.
Fresh to Brisk North to East
Winds.

" mas.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
| trict Of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
| New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Vir-
| ginia, fair tonight and Tuesday; fresh to
| brisk north to east winds.
| Weather conditions and general forecast.
The storm which has been moving over
| the country for the past three days has
| practically disappeared beyond the St.
Lawrence valley, and this morning high
| pressure and low temperatures are general,
the only exceptions being q slight disturb
ance, with some snow, in the Ohio valley
| and eastern upper lake region, and the
| appearance of another marked low area in
| Alberta.
| The line Of zero temperature extends
| through Iowa and extreme northern Hi
| nois while the freezing line runs through
| the southern portion of the west gulf states
The lowest temperature recorded was 36
| degrees below zero, at Mnnedosa.
ihe ONO river is still rising rapidly nd
| mas Just passed the danger line at Ciucin-
natl Warnings covering this rise have
| been issued as far as Cairo, and will be fur
| ther supplemented today if necessary. The
Potomac at Harper's Ferry has risen feet
IN the past twenty-four hours, the gauge
| reading 155 feet this morning This will re-
| suit III rise at Washington, but not sufff-
| cient to cause apprehension.
In the Pacific coast and plateau regions
! fair weather has continued with practically
| no change in temperature
Generally fair weather may be expected
tonight and Tuesday from the gulf states
northeastWard, and will probably continue
| through Wednesday in the Atlantic states
| 1t Will be colder tonight in New England
| the upper portion of the middle Atlantic
| states, in the lower lake region and upper
Ohio valley 1t will be warmer Tuesday in
| the lower Mississippi valley and the south
| west Heavy frosts may be expected to-
| night In the southern portion of the gulf
! states.
Fresh west to north winds will prevail on
| the north Atlantic coast, and light to fresh
| variable winds on the south coast
Inc following heavy precipitation Gin
| lnches) has been reported for the twenty
-FOUR hours ending am Sunday: Washing
ton, l32; Nashville, I22; Lexington, 40:
Detroit, LOS.
Record for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
| at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: March 5+ pn, 53. &
pm, AZ; 12 midnight, 30. March 64 a. m.
30; a m, 33; u noon, A; pm. 45. Max
fmum, 63, at pm. March 5; minimum, 2S.
at am March 6.
| Barometer: March 81 pm, 2950; pm.
29.SO; u midnight 29.92. March Cd a. m,
29.9I; 8 pm, 3005; noon, 3005; pm, 90. 80
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at S
a m: Great Falls, temperature, 40; condi-
! tlon, L. receiving reservoir temperature, 30;
condition at north connection, l.; condition
at south connection, 4 distributing reser-
voir, temperature 80; condition at influent
gate house, 4; effluent gate house, 1.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 900 am and 9:53 pm !;
high tide, 2:13 am. and 2:55 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1000 IN. and 10 :54
| pm. high tide, 3:22 am. and 4:02 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, G:26 am; sun sets, 5:a7
pm.
Moon rises 3:24 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:25 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:07 pm: extin-
! gushing begun at 5:31 am. The lighting is
| begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 6:52 pm; extin-
| guiShed at SAG am.