The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-30
THE WEATHER FOR AUGUST.
Prophet Hicks Forecast FOR the Coming
Month Indicate Some Hot Days.

Prophet Hicks Forecast FOR the Coming
Month Indicate Some Hot Days.
The whole month of August will
feel more or less the influence of the
equinox of the planet Mars. The Mars
disturbance will be central on the 20,
extending from the last of July, well
into September. We haye frequently
referred to the fact that the Mars in
fluence always tends to fix and per-
petuate any weather conditions that
may exist at the time of enteri ng his
equinoctial periods. fiat the entrance
of Mars period it is dry and warm,
it is safe to say that the same kind of
weather will largely predominant I'M
til his period is past. If we come W ell
into Mars period with tendency to
wet and stormy weather, look for a
predominance of such weather for
several weeks. And so, through all
the seasons of the year, it is proven
fact that the kind of phenomena pre-
vailing at the beginning of a Mars
| period, is almost shure to be proloned
during the life of that peeiod. The
regular storm periods will not be oblit
Grated, but the disturbance at these
regular times will be modified or ag
gravated in the direction of existing
conditions when the Mars period was
entered. Hence, if the present case
is not an exception to the rule, we
may expect, in the main, the kind of
weather existing the last weekin July
throughout August and into Septem-
Der months.
Whatever degree of intensity may
be given to them, regular storm dis
turbances will be due from the LIST to
the 4th of August. The probabilities
are that the natural warmth to be
expected at this season will grow into
a crisis of summer heat about the list,
End and 3rd, to be followed progress
sively from the west by low barome-
ter, threatening clouds and severe
clustering. Local rains-some of them
quite heavy-may attend these
storms, but the general supply and
diffusion of rains over the country
promise to be short and poorly dis
tributed. Raising barometer and
change to more pleasant conditions
for few days will be natural behind
the perturbations at this time, ex-
tending eastward over the country by
the 4th and 5th.
A reactionary storm period exists
on the 9Th, 18th and Sth, during which
days look for increase of warmth, fall
ing barometer and marked tendency
to black clouds, thunder and storm
mess. These disturbances will Gull
inmate on and touching the Sth, some
central to northern parts of the coun-
try being visited by severe summer
| squalls. Change to raising barome-
ter, westerly winds and cooler will
press in from the west and north, as
| low barometer and storms move
eastwardly out of the way bringing
partial respite from summer heat for
two of three days.
One of the heated terms of the
month will appear from about the II,
to the 10th. At the beginning of this
period the warm wave will start in
the western sections, attended by a
low and falling barometer; easterly to
southerly winds will increase the heat
over all sections east of the actual
storm centers. AS the low barometer
moves eastward, threatening clouds
with severe local storms will visit
many sections, with favorable condi-
| ditions for some generous mid sum-
mer rains. A Mercury disturbance is
also central near the center of this
regular storm period. This greatly
increases the probability of rain from
about the 18th to the 18th. While
| the heat wave and storms are still
passing central and eastern parts of
the country, change to cooler will be
advancing from the west and north
SO that by the 18th and 10th most
parts of the country will have felt the
change to cooler weather. Remem-
Der this, and be able to answer accor-
ding to their folly, those who say
! clicks said it would be red hot eUery