Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-01-05
Hicks Forecasts for January.

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Snd, having its beginning in December,
1906, and reaching to January 9th. The
Moon is OF first quarter and on the celestial
equator on the 2nd, and In apogee on the
4th. The first stages of the Mercury dis
turbance also make themselves felt during
this period.
The temperature will be rising, the ba.
rometer falling and cloudiness increasing in
all western sections as we pass from the old
to the new year. BY the 2nd rain will be
general to the westward, with possibly win.
ter lightning and thunder southwark, and
during the Bird to the 9th, rain, merging in.
to sleet and snow, will visit most parts of
the country, as the storm areas advance from
west to east across the country. The crisis
of this period will fall centrally on the Bird
and 4th, by which dates rain will be gener-
al over central and southern regions, with
snow and sleet amounting 70 blizzards in
some localities, following up from the west
and north. High barometer and cold wave
will push the rear OF storm areas, gradually
spreading eastward and southwark from
about the Bird to the 9th. Mark the indics-
tons of your barometer, the temperature,
wind directions and sky indications, and
you may with practical certainty determine
about when the storms will reach your To-
cality, and when they will give place TO the
high barometer, cold wave and clearing
weather behind them.
A reactlonary storm period Is central on
the 7th, 9Th and 9th. This is at the center
of the Mercury period, with Moon at Its ex
IRENE north declination and full. Much
threatening. cloudy weather will continue
throughout this Mercury period. The high
barometer will break down, the cold will
moderate, cloudiness will increase and
storms OF rain, sleet and snow will again
take up their march across the country from
the 9Th to the 10th. These storms will reach
their eliminating crisis about the full Moon
on the 10th. Renewed storms of blizzard.
ous sleet, rain, snow and high gales from
the northwest, will be most natural at this
time. Seismic and volcanic disturbances
will bereported ON or near the 10th. One
of the coolest periods of the winter should
surprise none of our readers from about the
10th to the 18th. The extreme southern
parts OF the country will notN escape the
effects OF cold and frost at this time.
The regular storm period, central on the
18th, will be felt in its greatest sweep and
severity from the 14th to the 18th. The ex-
listing cold will moderate. beginning in the
west, about the 14th and storms of rain,
sleet and snow will develop rapidly, and
wide storm areas will pass eastwardlY across
the country from the 10th to the 18th. The
passage Of the Moon across the celestial
equator on the 10Th will keep the tempers-
ture up generally, possibly causing winter
thunder and lightning on and touching that
date; but sudden and extrems cold will
break in from the northwest, bringing
blizzard and cold wave as the period winds
up. Very cold weather generally may be
expected for several days following the
storms Of this period.
a reaotionary storm period will center on
aud 2Ist At this GIHat :. II 'e-ate -e..-''an
to higher mperatGres with return OF falling
barometer, coudineAa and more rain and
snow will be the order. The maximum
tendency to settled, midwinter colo will be
natural through all this part Of January,
hence the storm periods will relax the natu-
raj cold only enough to allow preci pitation
mostly in the form OF snow and sleet. Se-
we're cold will Immediately follow in the
wake of this reactionary period, lasting
through the 21st. 22nd and 23rd.
A regular storm period covers the 23rd to
the 28th, with the new moon on the gath.
As we enter this period marked change to
warmer will set in toward the western parts
of the country. The barometer will fall,
cloudiness will gather and thicken into
storms OF rain in the south and snow 10 the
northward. These storms will begin In
western sections as early as the gath, and
during the 25th, 26th anc 9th they will
pass, with widening areas and growing inten.
sity, eastwardly across the country. On the
oath the Moon will be new, or In conjunc-
ton with Earth and Sun. and from about
that date on through Thursday, Friday, Sat-
urday and perhaps Sunday, the 10Th, 10Th,
9th and 18th, conditions will be good for
many very active storms and billiards..
As result OF the Moons passage over the
celestial equator on the Goth, continued
threatening weather may run into the reac-
tionary storm period, beginning on the Both
and running into February.