Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-06
SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Rain Saturday-Fresh Winds Shifting
From West to Southwest

Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia. showers tonight and Satur-
| day; fresh westerly, shifting to south
westerly, winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Light frost was reported this morning in
the south Atlantic states extreme northern
Florida and in central and eastern Ten
neSSee.
Fair weather has prevailed, except in the
southwestern states, in the Lake Superior
| region, and on the middle and north Pa
cific coast.
The temperature has risen generally, ex-
cept over Florida, along the immediate gulf
coast and in the southwestern states, the
minimum temperature reported being %
degrees at Winnemucca, New. A minimum
of 30 degrees is noted at Santa Fee, N. NJ.
The disturbance in the southwest has
changed position but Slightly, and a baro-
metric depression which has moved north
ward off the Atlantic coast is central this
morning east of Cape Cod. The area of
high barometer which extends from the
lake regions to the middle and east gulf
and south Atlantic coasts is rapidly dissi-
pating, and will probably give way before
the advance of the southwestern disturb
ance and an area of low barometer which
occupies Manitoba.
The advance of these low areas will cause
unsettled weather and rain in the south
west and gulf states and the lower Ohio
valley tonight, and the disturbance off the
New England coast will probably cause
rain in the north Atlantic states tonight
During Saturday and Saturday night the
rain area is likely to extend over the mid
die Atlantic states.
Along the north Atlantic coast brisk and
possibly high northerly winds will prevail
this afternoon and tonight. On the middle
Atlantic coast brisk northwesterly winds
will diminish in force. On the south At
lantfc coast the winds will be light and
variable.
Storm signals are displayed from Pensa-
cola to Brownsville.
The following heavy precipitation dn
1nches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Amarillo, 234; Dodge,
164.
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-ApriI B, pm. So: pm.
%; II midnight, 3d. iApril'6, am, 81; 3
am, 81; II noon, "a: 2 PM, 6S.
Maximum, 6s. at PM, April 6; mini
mum, 40, at $50 a. m, April 6.
Barometer-April 5. 4 pm, 8O.10; pm,
70 OS II midnight. 30.02. April 8, am,
1887; am, 1894; noon, 29.s4; pm, 30. IS.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, =; condi-
tion, =; receiving reservoir, temperature,
Al; condition at north connection, 81; condi-
reservoir temperature, As; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; effluent gate house,
81.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 7:35 am. and Sic pm. !;
nigh tide, 1852 a. m. and 1:19 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide SOB am. and 9:15
PM; high tide, 1907 am. and 2:20 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:36 am; sun sets, 6:29
pm.
Moon sets 1876 am tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1854 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1907 p.m.; extin-
gushing begun at Alb am. The lighting
Is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 6:52 pm; extin-