Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-18
PROBABLY LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Wednes-
day; North to Northwest Winds.

Forecast till pm. Wednesday: For the
District Of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday,
probably light rain tonight; fresh north to
northwest winds.
For Virginia, cloudy tonight, with rain in
southeast portion; slightly cooler; fresh
northwest to north winds, brisk on the
coast Wednesday fair.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The Ohio valley storm of Monday morning
has practically filled up, and secondary
disturbance has moved from Alabama to
the Carolina coast, increasing somewhat in
intensity. A great depression covers the
extreme northwest, and appears to extend
from the north Pacific coast eastward to
Manitoba. An area of high pressure con-
tinues to occupy the Canadian maritime
provinces.
Rain has fallen in the upper Ohio valley,
the south and middle Atlantic states, the
lower lake region and northern New Eng
land. There have also been showers on the
north Pacific coast and locally in the
plateau region.
Temperatures have fallen somewhat in
the lower Mississippi valley and east gulf
states, also in the Missouri valley and
plateau region.
There will be rain this afternoon and to-
night in the middle Atlantic states, and
probably Wednesday on the New Jersey
and New York coasts; elsewhere generally
fair weather will prevail, except in the
lower lake region, where rain will prob
ably continue tonight
1t will be cooler tonight in the South At
lantic states and upper Ohio valley, and
cooler Wednesday along the south Atlantic
coast
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be brisk northeast to north this
afternoon and tonight, shifting to westerly
Wednesday morning; on the south Atlantic
coast fresh northwesterly winds will pre-
vail; on the east gulf light northerly; on
the lower lakes the winds will be mostly
fresh and variable
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Delaware breakwater to
Boston.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk easterly
winds and rain to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Roseburg, Lie; Ia
coma, 1.1S; Charlotte, 1874; Richmond, 1.64;
Lynchburg, 1.20
Records for Twentyfour 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: November IA pm, 81;
pm, So; - midnight, "a. November 1S4
am, 81 am. 80; II noon, "a; 2 pm, IS.
Maximum, IS, at 3 pm. November II; mini
mum, 81, at 6 am. November 49,
Barometer: November IA pm, 80. Is; 8
pm, 3O16; II midnight, 3O15. November
1S-4 am, 3O.OS; am, 1904; noon, .03;
2 pm, 5000.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, So; condi-
ton, 80. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
So; condition at north connection, &c. con-
dition at south connection, 36. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 56; con-
dition at inf1uent gatehouse, Sc; condition
at eff1uent gatehouse, 80. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, Sc; condition at in
fluent, 36; condition at effluent, &c.
Tide Table.
Today-IIow tide, 400 am. and 4:OS pm;
high tide, 9:51 a. and 1912 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:52 am. and 507
pm; high tide, 1914 al and II :O5 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rises, GAS am. sun sets, 442
pm.
Moon rises, 500 pm
Tomorrow-Sun RISES GAO am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.