The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-26
WEATHER FOR APRIL.
Prophet Hicks Holds Out Little Hope For
Pleasant Weather.

ton for next month has the following
to say concerning. the weather for
| April:
April the LIST and 2nd are reaction
airy storm days, on and about which
may be expected a decided rise in
temperature, falling barometer, high
humidity and rain and thunder
storms. The storm diagram shows a
Mercury period to be central on the
4th, so that cloudy and unsettled
weather, with snow squalls very prob
able in the north. will be very natural
for several days at this time. The
Moon at first quarter on the 4th and
in perigee on the 9Th will aid in pro-
longing these disturbances into the
combined Vulcan and Mercury period
extending from the 9Th to the 18th
About the 18th it will change to very
warm in western sections, winds will
shift to easterly and southerly, the
barometer will begin falling, and
storms of rain, with some active hail.
thunder and wind, will pass east
wardly over most parts of the coun-
try from the Sth to the 18th inclusive.
Let it be remembered that we are
still under the influence of Earth's
Nernal equinox, and that both Vul-
can and Mercury will blend their
powers, bringing a marked crisis from
Wednesday, the Sth, to Sunday, the
18th. Look first for high tempera-
ture, low barometer, rain, thunder
and hail followed later by westerly
gales, rising barometer with fftful
squalls OF snow and sleet northward,
and very general and decided change
to colder.
After few mornings of chill and
frost, over all sections central and
northward, change to warmer, with
falling barometer and more April
storms will centre about the 18th and
14th. The transition state of the sea-
son through the most part of April
brings, as a rule, scattering "April
showers" at almost any time But
this tendency to showers and squalls
becomes decided, general and often
violent as we pass into the regular
and reactionary storm periods. In
the nature of things, hail storms are
more numerous in April than in al
most any other month in the year.
| dashes of hail being common from al
most any local end dense thunder
cloud.
A regular storm period is central on
the 10Th, the Moon being at last quar-
ter on the same date, and in apogee
on the 18th. AS we enter this period
look for change to much warmer to
set in from the west-say about the
18th. The barometer will begin fall
! ing in the same section with the ris-
| ing temperature, and from about Sat
urday, the 18th, to Tuesday, the 21st,
very decided storms will run their
regular course from west to east across
| the country. Very warm, humid
weather with low things
! probable at this time-may well sug-
gest storms of great energy, and cause
| that degree of watchfulness and eau
ton on the approach of storm clouds,
which the circumstances warrant As
in the other storm periods in April,
| look for high barometer, westerly
gales and very cool nights to follow at
the close of this period-that is imme-
diately behind or west of the actual
storm areas. 1t is not thing uncom-
mon for the high barometer and
change to much colder to exist and be
spreading down over the northwest
ern states, by or before the middle of
storm periods, often before the area
of low barometer, high temperature
and storms has moved east of the
Mississippi river. Hence within the
storm periods it is common thing to
have three distinct kinds of weather
prevailing in the country at the same
time, namely, warm and fair east of
the storm area, with storms of rain or
snow in central parts, and change to
clearing and much colder in western
and northwestern extremes.
The next period in which storm
conditions will develop and run their
courses from west to east will be cen
trail on the oath and 25th. The Moon
passes northward across the celestial
equator ON the 24th and on and touch
ing that date a series of highly cleo
trical storms are almost certain to de-
velop. Showery, stormy conditions
will not pass off until after new Moon
on the 9th, after which date will fol-
low brief, short change to much
cooler and frosts northward.
April comes to its close in the open
ing days of Vulcan storm period
Hence falling barometer and change
to warmer will be in progress as the
month goes out. Summing up the
whole matter, we believe that April
will be an average good month for all
industries. The last half especially
will be fine and pleasant. Showers
| must he expected with an occasional