Evening star., 1899-04-07
CLEARING TONIGHT.
Fair Weather Saturday. With Hie
Southensterly Winds.


Forecast till pm. Saturday: For the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, rain this afternoon rain, followed by
clearing tonight. Saturday, fair; high
southeasterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The disturbance which occupied the west
gulf Thursday morning has moved north
eastward to Tennessee, attended by rain IN
the Mississippi and ONO valleys ana the
southern lake region and thence to the
middle and south Atlantic coast. In Now
England ana from the Missouri valley to
the Pacific coast fair weather has prevailed.
The temperature has risen . to 10 degrees
throughout the Atlantic coast states, and
marked rise in temperature mas also &C.
Cured in the upper Missouri valley and the
middle Rocky mountain region over the
northern lake region, northern New Eng
land. and in the south Atlantic states the
temperature is above the seasonal average
while In the west gulf states it is 15 to 20
degrees below the normal.
The Mississippi river is rising from Do
| buque to New Orleans and remains above
the dauger-line from Cairo southwark. The
rise will continue. and at New Orleans the
river will reach stage of seventeen reee
by Monday morning.
The indications are that the storm center
will move northeastward from Tennessee
to the Saint Lawrence valley during the
n=xt twenty-four hours, carrying the !aln
area over New England this afternoon and
lCnSnt, anu causing ettsttfis SdieS dtoiiS
the New England coast. easterly. shifting
to southerly and southwasterly gales along
the middle Atlantic coast, and high south
aasterly, shifting to westerly winds along
the south Atanic coast.
Light frost is indicated for tonight in the
interior of the middle gulf states. Satur-
day the weather will be fair generally in
the middle and south Atlantic and gulf
states, and the Ohio valley, and rain will be
| followed by clearing weather in New Eng
land.
Storm signals are displayed along the At
lantic coast from Jacksonville to PASSPORT.
The following heavy precipitation Qn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Chattanooga, LIZ;
| Adairsville, Ga, 100; Columbia, Tenn, l o.
Records for Tsventy-FOur Hours.
| The following were the readings of the
| Thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
| ming at 2 pm. yesterday:
| Thermometer-April 6-i pm, sc; p. m,
40; midnight, 45. April II m, 43; a. M,
10; II noon, Al: pm, ~. Maximum, 56,
| at 1 =. M, April Is; minimum, ~, az a. m,
April Z.
| Barometer-April ca pm. 3o29: pm,
| 30.2S; II midnight, 30.30 April II am,
| 80. %; s am, 3014; noon, 5000; pm, 2990.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at S
am: Great Falls, temperature, Al; cOndi-
| ton, SO; receiving reservoir, Temperature,
| fl; condition at north connection, &c. condi-
| ton at south connection, 13; distributing
| reservoir, ~; condition at infuent gate
| house, s; effiuent gate house, Z.
Tide Table.
| Today-Low tide, IL 90 am; high tide,
| 5:19 m. and 5;4S pm.
| Tomorrow-Low tide, 1911 a. m. and Il AS
| pm. high tide. GIG am. and GAS pm.
The sun and Moon.
| Today-Sun rises 5:35; sun sets, 6:3O.
| Moon rises 4:l6 m. tomorrow.
| Tomorrow-Sun rises. 5:33.
The City Lights.
| Gas lamps all lighted by 7:3S pm; rx-
| tinguishing begun at 4:41 I'm. The lighting
| is begun one hour before the time named
| Arc lamps lighted at 7:23 pm; extin-
| guiShed at 4:.J6 am.