Evening star., 1899-04-14
SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
Colder Tonight and Fair and Colde,
Saturday.

Forecast till 8 pm. Saturday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, possibly showers late this afternoon
or tonight; colder tonight; fair and colder
Saturday; fresh southerly shifting to west
erly winds.
For Virginia, probably showers tonight
with cooler in western portion. Saturday
fair and cooler; brisk southwest to west
winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of low barometer which occupied
northern Minnesota Thursday morning has
moved eastward over Lake Superior at
tended by showers and thunder storms in
the lake regions and the middle and upper
Mississippi valleys.
The temperature has risen in the Atlantic
coast and southern states, and has fallen
decidedly from the middle and upper Mis-
s!ssippi valley over the Missouri valley and
middle Rocky mountain region. Freezing
temperatures are reported this morning
from western Minnesota oyer the Dakotas,
Wyoming and western Nebraska.
Showers and thunder storms are likely to
occur this afternoon or tonight in the mid
die Atlantic and New England states and
the eastern lake region, followed in these
districts Saturday by cooler and fair
weather. Fair weather IS likely to con-
tinue in the southern states, and in the
Ohio valley, and Tennessee, showers will
be followed tonight by fair and cooler
weather.
Along the Atlantic coast southerly winds
will shift to westerly, and probably become
high from Virginia northward
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Springfield, Mo-, LOO.
Above the danger line and falling Mem
phis. 90; Helena, AS.
Above the danger line and rising, Green
Vile, 2.S; Vicksburg, 81; New Orleans, 0.6
The Mississippi will continue to rise from
Niolxe etN,,,-.r y o,I No
days at the rate of about OIL foot per day
The following changes in the Mississippi
river On feet and tenths) have occurred:
The display of wind signals on lakes On
tario, Erie, Huron, Michigan and Pepin
will be resumed on April 10, 1899. The dis
play of wind signals on Lake Superior will
be resumed upon the opening of the locks
at Sault Sainte Marie.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature "a; condi-
ton, p; receiving reservoir, temperature
30; condition at north connection, "a condi-
ton at south connection. 13; distributing
reservoir temperature, So; condition at in
fluent gate house. 10; effluent gate house,
10.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 500 am. and 5:42 pm. !;
high tide, 1855 I'm. and 1125 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:53 am. and 6:33
p. m; high tide, 11:+0 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 524 am; sun sets. 6:37
pm.
Moon sets, 80 pm.
TomorroW-Sun rises, 5:22 m.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:45 pm: ex-
tinguishing begun at 81 a m. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 7:30 pm; extin-
guished at 4:46 am.
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 Ii, pm, 50; pm,
20; Il midnight, 63.
April IA, am. 60; am, 81; 12 noon
81; pm, 50.
Maximum, 81, at 10 noon, April IA; mini
mum, SO, at am, April IA.
Barometer: April 3D. pm, 29.9o; pm,
90 81; II midnight, 1890
April IA, am, 29.S5; am, 29Si; noon
% S5; 2 p.m. S.S SO.