Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-06
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain or Snow Tonight-Friday
Snow and Colder.

Forecast till pm. Friday-For Mary
land. rain in eastern. snow. probably
heavy, and colder in western portion to-
night Friday. snow and colder: mod
crate to brisk variable winds. becoming
north and northeast.
For the District of Columbia, rain or
snow tonight. Friday, snow and colder
minimum temperature tonight about 81
degrees; moderate to brisk variable
winds, becoming north and northeast.
For Virginia, rain and warmer in east
ern, rain or snow in western portion to-
night; colder in southwest portion. Fri
day. rain or snow and colder; increasing
southerly winds. shifting to northerly Fri
day.
Minimum temperature past twenty-foul
hours, -; year ago, IS.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-The storm reported as developing
over the west gulf Wednesday has moved
thence to Alabama with increased in
tensity. This disturbance and the one
that was over the great lakes Wednesday
have caused general precipitation in the
Mississippi valley and the districts east
thereof The precipitation was in the
form of rain, sleet and snow in these
districts. The snowfall was heavy in the
ern Tennessee and eastern Arkansas.
West of the Mississippi river the weather
was generally fair. except in the west
gulf states and the extreme northwest.
the eastern states and the northern plains
states. 1t has fallen in the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys, the western lake
region and the west gulf states. The tenn
perature has fallen to freezing on the west
gulf coast, and temperatures from 10 to
hal0uy cd frny
Iowa, Minnesota. Wisconsin, the eastern
portions of North Dakota and South Da-
kota and the middle Rocky Mountain
region.
The southern storm will move north
eastward. attended by general precipita-
ton during tonight and Friday in the
districts east of the Mississippi river, ex-
cept that the weather will be fair Friday
in Indiana and the lower Mississippi val
ley. The precipitation will be in the form
Of rain and snow in the Atlantic and east
gulf states, and snow in the lower lake
region, the Ohio valley and western Ten
nesSee.
A change to colder weather will over
spread the eastern and southeastern dis
tricts during the next thirty-six hours.
1t will be in the nature of a cold wave in
the east gulf states. eastern Tennessee
and western Georgia.
Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to Fort
Monroe, and on the gulf coast from
Brownsville to Tampa.
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate to brisk variable be-
coming northwest and north: on the mid
die Atlantic coast. moderate to brisk
variable. becoming north and northeast:
on the south Atlantic coast increasing
southeasterly, shifting to north and north
west by Friday morning: on the east gulf
coast brisk and high north and north
west.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate to brisk west
and northwest winds, with unsettled
weather and rain or snow to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Columbus. LOG: Lex
ington. 1.1S: Raleigh. Los; Parkersburg.
100: Vicksburg. ZAP: Memphis. 1.36;
Nashville, 1.S4; Corinth. 2.lO; Galveston,
Log; Meridian, 1.02
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wea-
Their bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 3. pm, 90; 8
Pm, %; IL midnight 26. January 6, 4
am. %; am. 80: II noon. 81: . pm. 40;