Evening star., 1899-04-19
CONDITIONS FAVOR SHOWERS.
EasterIy Winds Indicated, Increasing
in Force on the Coast.

EasterIy Winds Indicated, Increasing
in Force on the Coast.
Forecast till 8 pm. Thursday.-For the
District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Nir-
ginia, conditions favor showers tonight and
Thursday. eaSterly winds, increasing IN
force on the coast
Weather conditions and general forecast
Unsettled weather conditions prevail east
of the Rocky mountains.
During the last twenty-four hours an
area of low barometer has moved north
eastward over the Florida peninsula A
second lew area has remained stationary
over the Lake Superior region, and a dis
turbance has moved eastward over the mid
die Rocky mountain region.
Heavy rain and high northea sterly winds
have prevailed along the south Atlantic
coast: showers have occurred in the lake
regions, the Ohio and middle and upper
Mississippi valleys and in the northern
Rocky mountain and north Pacific coast
districts and rain or snow mas fallen in
Montana and western North Dakota.
Freezing temperature is reported this
morning in the extreme upper Missouri
valley, with a minimum temperature of %
degrees at Miles City, Mont.
Unsettled weather with scattered show
ers is indicated for the middle Atlantic and
western New England states tonight and
Thursday, and for Thursday in the south
ern states and Ohio valley.
Increasing and high east to northeast
wirds are indicated from Delaware Break
water to Hatteras. South of Hatteras the
winds will shift to north and northwest and
diminish in force North of Delaware
Breakwater easterly winds will probably
increase to brisk tonight
Signals for northeast gales are displayed
on the Virginia and North Carolina coasts.
The river stage at VickSburg iS a. feet
% feet above the danger line and station
ary with a tendency to fall after Wednes-
day. AT New Orleans the stage is 1863
feet, 90 foot above the danger line. with
tendency toward a further slight rise.
The following heavy precipitation Qn
iIches) has been reported during the past
TIVE nty-four hours: Jacksonville, 1.94;
Charleston, 1.22: Griffin, Ga, LA.
The display of wind signals on the Great
Lakes will not be resumed until the break
ing up of the 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
al 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: April 1S- pm, IL s
pm 65; II midnight. 81
April 19-4 am, So; am, 5S; II noon
IS; pm. II.
Maximum, II. at pm. April 10; mini
mum, 80, at am, April 10.
Barometer: April 1s4 pm, 300s; pm.
30.0S; II midnight, 3O.O7.
April ia am, 30.05; am, 30.o9 noon
1905; pm, 1904.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls. temperature, 81; condi-
| tion, "a. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
! 81; condition at north connection. SO; condi-
| tion at south connection, q. Distributing
reservoir, temperature, So; condition at in
| fluent gate house. 80; effluent gate house,
81.
The Sun and Moon,
Today-Sun rises, SIG am; sun sets, G:42
pm.
Moon sets. 2:25 am. tomorrow
Tomorrow-Sun rises, SIS am.
The City Lights.
| Gas lamps all lighted by 7:JO p.m: extin-
! gushing begun at 4:24 am. The lighting
| Is begun ore hour before the time named
| Arc lamps lighted at 7:35 pm; extin-
guished at 4:39 am.