Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-16
INCREASING CLoUDINEss.
Saturday Snow or Rain, With Rising
Temperature.

For the District Of Columbia. increasing
cloudiness tonight. Saturday snow or rain,
with rising temperature; light variable
winds, becoming easterly.
Forecast till pm. Saturday: For Mary
land fair tonight, except snow in mountain
districts. Saturday snow or rain; increas-
ing easterly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight except snow in
extreme western portion, warmer in west
central portion. Saturday snow or rain,
with rising temperature; light westerly
winds. becoming fresh easterly.
Minimum temperature past tWenty-four
hours u; a year ago, 10.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The south Atlantic coast storm has moved
northeastward over the Atlantic, and ap-
pears to be central this morning southeast
of the New England coast. Its northeast
ward movement has been attended by snow
along the middle Atlantic and southern New
England coasts, and fairly strong winds at
Hatteras and over southern New England.
The northwest depression has advanced to
the lower Missouri valley, decreasing some
what in intensity A ridge of high pressure
stretches from the southeastern states
northwestward and to the lower lake re-
gion and pressure Is high on the Pacific
coast and over the plateau region.
The weather has cleared on the Pacific
coast and in Atlantic coast districts, except
southern New England, where snow con-
tinues.
There has been snow in the Missouri val
ley. the northern Rocky mountain region
and from North Carolina to southern New
England.
The Missouri valley depression will give
rain during the next thirty-six hours in the
lower Mississippi valley and the east gulf
states, and snow rain in the Ohio valley.
There will be snow Saturday in the lower
lake region and the middle Atlantic states,
and rain in the south Atlantic states.
The temperature will rise slowly in east
ern districts, and it will be colder in the
lower Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys.
The winds along the middle and South
Atlantic coasts will be light to fresh north
westerly, becoming easterly Saturday; on
the east gulf coast fresh southeasterly, and
on the lower lakes increasing east to south
east.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh northwest to west
winds, with light flurries of snow to the
Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 4 pm 25. s
pm, "a; ~ midnight. II. December 16, 4
am. %; am. %; II noon, SO; pm, 81.
Maxim UNI, 81, at ? pm, December 10;
minimum q. at midnight.
>
+ m, 30.15; II midnight, 5000 December 49,
am, 1904; 8 am. BOIL; noon, 3O13; =
Pm. 30.15.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls, temperature, 83; condi-
ton, SO. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature
80; condition at north connection, &c. con-
dition at south connection, SO. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, SO; con-
dition at inf1uent gate house, SO; condition
at effiuent gate house, &c. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, SO; condition at in
fluent, 800 condition at effiuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 900 am. and 9:49 pm !;
high tide, 2:2S am. and 1902 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:55 am. and O:9S
pm; high tide, 3:17 am and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, I'll am; sun SETS 80
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, I'll am.
Moon sets, :54 am. tomorrow.
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