Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-28
WEATHER..
Cloudy Tonight; Tomorrow Fair and
Warmer: Moderate Winds.


For the District of Columbia and
Maryland. partly cloudy tonight, to-
morrow fair. warmer: gentle to moder-
ate northerly winds. becoming variable
For Virginia, cloudy tonight: show
ers in southeast portion: tomorrow
fair: slightly warmer in the interior;
moderate northeast to north winds, be-
coming variable.
For West Virginia. partly cloudy to-
night; tomorrow fair, warmer.
Barometric changes are proceeding
with unusual rapidity for the time OF
the year. The northern high pressure
area of Friday is moving into the north
Atlantic, the Saskatchewan low area
has reached western Minnesota, and
another strong high area has closely
followed. covering the northwestern
states this morning.
The unsettled barometric conditions
in the south and southwest were at
tended by more showers in that section
and in the Ohio valley. and by their
extension into southern Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia. There were
also local thundershowers in the Mis-
souri, valley. North Dakota and north
western Minnesota, but elsewhere the
weather was fair.
Low Temperatures continue over the
eastern half of the country. but with a
rising tendency north Of the Ohio
river. and local light frosts were re-
ported in New York and northern New
England. over the western half Of the
country temperatures have risen slight
ly, except in the far northwest.
There will be showers tomorrow in
the southern portion of the east gulf
and south Atlantic district. and prob
ably over the northern and western
upper lake region. Elsewhere in this
forecast district the weather will be
generally fair. with somewhat higher
temperatures tomorrow. except in the
upper lake region.
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate northeast. prob
ably fresh over the extreme south por-
ton: on the middle Atlantic coast mod =
crate to fresh northeast: on the south
Atlantic coast gentle to moderate vari-
able, mostly southwest on Carolina and
Georgia coasts: on the east gulf coast
gentle to moderate. mostly northeast.
Steamers departing today for Euro
northeast winds. with generally fair
weather to the Grand Banks.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 4:40 am. and ASS
pm; high tide. 1888 am. and 1881
pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:26 am. and
5:39 pm; high tide, 11:16 am. and
l 1874 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 5:25 am; sun sets,
$40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:26 am; sun
sets, 6:3S pm.
Moon rises, S:16 pm.
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 pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 pm. IS;
pm, SO; 10 midnight. 81; today. am
So: am, 81; 12 noon, 60; pm. 81.
Maximum, SO. at 1890 pm. yesterday;
minimum, So. at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. II; minimum, IS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pm, 3O15
8 pm, 3o12; IL midnight. BOIL: today
am, 1904; 8 am, 1904: ~ noon,
1920; pm, 30.15.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
10; condition. IS. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, IS: condition at north
connection. 10: condition at south con-
rection. 40. Georgetown distributing
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 76; condition
at influent gatehouse, 35; condition at
eftiuent gatehouse, "a.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch TO The Star
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. Angus,
2S.-Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
both muddy this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.