Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-05
RAIN OR SNOW.
Colder Tonight, Fresh North to East
Winds.

| Forecast TIL pm. Tuesday.-For the Dis
| trict of Columbia, Delaware, and Maryland,
rain or snow tonight and Tuesday; colder
| tonight; fresh north to east winds.
| For Virginia, rain tonight and Tuesday,
possibly snow in northern portion, and pre-
ceded by fair weather tonight in southeast
portion; colder tonight in northern portion;
variable winds, becoming fresh northeast
erly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Although the pressure is abnormally high
throughout the north and east the clear
| weather conditions which usually accom-
pany high pressures are missing, on account
of the persistence of the low area in the
southwest and on the north Pacific coast
and snow or rain, mostly snow. has been
general throughout the northern half of
the country Low temperatures also pre-
vail over the greater portion Of the pre-
cipitation area. and there have been cold
waves in the northwest and central west
and along the great lakes. the line of zero
temperature reaching Sunday morning into
northern Nebraska.
During the twenty-four hours, ending 8
m. Sunday, there was snow from the
northwest states eastward through the ST.
Lawrence valley. rain in the Pacific coast
and plateau region, and light rain in the
middle Mississippi valley.
The low area in the southwest has a ten
dency to move eastward, and as a consc-
quence rain and snow may be expected
generally east of the Mississippi river to-
night and Tuesday, the snow extending
southwark to the middle Atlantic states.
In the southwest rain tonight will be fol-
lowed by fair weather Tuesday.
Warnings of heavy snow have been is
sueo IN lower Michigan, northern Illinois,
northern Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa
1t will be warmer tonight in the south
Atlantic states, colder in the southern slope
and colder Tuesday in the west gulf states
and lower Ohio valley. 1t will continue
cold in the lower lake region and New Eng
land.
On the New England and middle Atlantic
coast winds will be north to east and in
creasing in force; on the south Atlantic
coast they will be fresh and mostly easterly.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
Thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
thermometer: March A pm, sc; PM,
80; u midnight 80. March "a am. a.;
am, A; IL noon, 80; pm, 80.
mum. 43. at am. March 5.
barometer: March A pm, 3O.23; 8 pm
30 Is; u midnight. 9O.1s March "a am,
w. III; am, S02s; noon. 3O.35; 2 pm, 80 go
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am, March 3: Great Fails-Temperat,,re
~; condition, i. Receiving reservoir Tenn
perature, 36; condition at north connection
l: condition at south connection, l. Dis
tributing reservoir-Temperature, 81: con-
dition at influent gate house, 2; efluent
gate house, 2.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 5:O4 am. and 5:45 pm. ::
high tide, n:H2 am. and II 2l pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, $50 am. and 8:41
PM; high tide, II 80 am.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, Cos am; sun sets, $3.50
pm.
Moon sets. 11:24 pm.
TomolTow-Sun rises, 6:o6 am .
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 6:36 pm. extin-
gushing begun at 6:33 am. The lighting
Is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 6:21 pm; extin-
guished at 5:4s am.