Evening star., 1899-04-17
FAIR AND WARMER.
Weather Indications for Tonight and
Tuesday.

Weather Indications for Tonight and
Tuesday.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday: For the Dis
trict of Columbia, Delaware. Maryland and
Virginia, fair and warmer tonight and Tues
day; winds shifting to fresh southerly.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Since Saturday an area of low barometer
has moved northeastward from the Georgia
coast to Nova Scotia. attended, by rains,
and followed by colder, clearing weather in
the Atlantic coast states. An area of low
barometer has advanced from Alberta to
the Missouri valley since Sunday morning.
attended by rain in the Rocky mountain re-
gton and thence to the north Pacific coast.
Showers have also occurred along the mid
die and west gulf coast.
The temperature has risen rapidly in the
states of the middle and lower Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys.
The indications are that the northwestern
storm will advance to the western lake re-
gion during the next twenty -four hours. at
tended by thunder storms In the Ohio val
ley ard lower lake region Tuesday.
The temperature VIII rise rapidly in the
Atlantic coast states the Ohio valley and
the lower lake region. and will fail IN ;he
southH estern states Tuesday.
Variable winds. shifting To fresh eas,eIly,
are indicated for the south Atlantic coast.
and along the middle Atlantic and New
England coast northwcs:e-ly winds will he
come light and variable and shift to south
east by Tuesday.
The following heavy precipitation tby
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Woods doll 1.50; Miles
City, LOO.
The following changes in the Mississippi
river On feet and tenths) have occurred,
Above the danger line and falling--Men-
phfs, L.: Helena. -: Greenville, 2.9
Above the danger line and r.sins-N.ckS-
burg, 2.3: New Orleans. 40.
The Mississippi will continue to rise
slowly south of Vickshurg.a but in the ab-
-.
probable, will rise but htlle above seven
teen feet at New orleans.
The display of wind signals on the great
lakes VIII not be resumed until the break
ing up of ice opens navigation. This may
not occur before April %.
Records 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-April 16, pm. 50; pm
10; II midnight, A.. April IL am, 10;
8 am, 46; Il noon, -: y pm, 62. Maxi
mum, 62, at pm, April II; minimum, 81,
at am, April Ia.
Barometer 16-4 pm, 29.@3: pm,
3o.e0: II midnight 3o.12. April Ii am,
30 Is; am, 30.17: noon. 3029; pm, 30.17
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
a. M: Great Falls. temp eGature, Il, condi-
ton, 10; receiving reservoir, temperature
"a; condition at north connection. -: con-
dition at south connection, %; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent gate house, ~: effiuent gate house, Il.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 7:49 a m. and S.22 pm. :;
high tide, 100 am. and 1:l4 pm.
TDnorroU-Low tide. SIS am. and 9:l6
p. m.; high tide, :53 a and 2:06 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-SUn rises, $40 am; sun sets, GAO
pm.
Moon sets, 1:2S am. tomorrow.
TomorroW-Sun rises, 5:lS am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1:4s pm: eNtin-
gushing begun at 4:27 am. The Lighting
is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:33 pm; eNtin-
guished al i:I2 am.