Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
FAIR, WARMER TONIGHT.
Saturday Rain; Light Variable Winds,
Becoming Northeasterly.

For the District of Columbia, fair, warm
er tonight. Saturday rain; light variable
winds, becoming northeasterly.
Forecast till 8 pm. Saturday: For Della
ware and Maryland, fair tonight. Satur-
day rain; light variable winds, becoming
fresh east to southeast.
For Virginia, rain In southern. fair in
northern portion tonight. Saturday rain;
warmer tonight in extreme southeast por-
ton; fresh east to southeast winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The weather Is cloudy or foggy this
morning over the greater part of the coun-
try. Rain has set in again In the gulf
states and on the Pacific coast
The temperature continues high in the
east and south, and much colder weather
prevails in the northwest. The temperature
this morning is at zero or below in north
ern Montana and the northern portion Of
North Dakota.
The depression, central off the Texas
coast, will advance slowly northeastward,
giving rain over practically the entire
Washington forecast district tonight and
Saturday.
The temperature changes will not be i'm
portant. Somewhat colder weather is prob
able in the lower Ohio and middle Missis-
sippi valleys.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coast will be mostly fresh south
east to east. increasing Saturday; on the
come fresh northwesterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Qn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Red Bluff, 12S.
Special river bulletin: The Ohio river is
falling, except over the extreme lower por-
ton. AT Cairo the stage is now 0O.2 feet
and a further slight rise is indicated to-
night. -
The river at Memphis has risen O.5 foot
since Thursday morning, the gage read
Ing 361 feet this morning The rate Of
rise on the lower river has been somewhat
less, Vicksburg remaining stationary, at Al
feet, while the river at New Orleans has
risen OIL foot, and the stage is now 1872
feet The upper Mississippi and the Ar
kansas are falling; the lower tributaries
continue to rise.
Rain is indicated for tonight and Satur-
day in the Ohio and lower Mississippi val
leys. The situation may, therefore, be-
come more threatening, and the Importance
of extreme vigilance Is again impressed
upon all interested.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: March PA pm, So; s
pm, 81; II midnight, Al. March 13+ In,
SO; am, 81; noon, 60; pm. g. Maxi
num- 81, at 80 am March ID; minimum,
"a, at Z am. March 10.
Barometer: March 124 pm, 1925; 8
pm, 1927; IL midnight, 1927. March 49,
4 am, 1925; am, 30.2S; noon, 1927; 2
pm, 1923.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and coalition Of water at s
am: Great Falls, temperature, 80; cond!-
tion, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir so; condi-
40; condition at north connection. u; condi
ton at south connection, s. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 4S; con-
dition at inf1uent gate house, 10; condition
at effluent gate house, s. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 4S; condition at in
fluent, q condition at eff1uent, 6.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, lao am. and 2:O7 pm;
high tide, 7:41 am. and S:O4 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:2S am and 2:56
pm; high tide, $3.50 am. and S:51 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, GIL am; sun sets, 6:04
pm.
Moon rises, 6:32 pm Full moon, 7:13
am.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:15 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-fiye minutes before sunrise.