Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28

and moving rapidly south and west They are what
the scientists call cirrus and the sailors mares
tails"
These cirrus clouds about the most reliable in
dication immediate approach of the storm with
in the observation of the amateur Ihey are caused
that fly off from the whirllng cyclone
and caught and condensed by the cold prevailing
weserlies of the upper spaces. These the winf-
above the weather that majesticaly from equa-
pole. and they the little clouds swiftly
ahead of the storm, warning all that look upward
There will usually be least several hours be-
the first of the cirrus and the begin
ming of the while the larger storms usually
advertised a least day and sometimes two days
in advance by these ragged fastying danger signals
big storm approaching. II
breaks will usually be especially fine with soft air and
higher temperature than the day before Cirrus will
be thick the sky by the middle of the afternoon and
the heavier blacker cirro-stratus will begin to pile
up in the that the goes behind a
smoky veil. Sometimes there is marked halo about
the sun, and then you may be almost that rain
will fall within twenty-four tnirty-six hours; for
ninety-three times out of a hundred If
the night before the storm, it will be very
likely to have nalo, which is almost equally good
indication that rain is coming within thrtysix hours
If you bet the halo about the regularly you
will win about eighty-seven times out of hundred
AS the storm closer and closer you must
be more and more watchful if would propnesy its
movements and regulate your accordingly.
The great black clouds pile up in the summer
sky are not dangerous in themselves A gray patch
known the nimbus. always forms before it begins
to rain Don't let the big bluff you out
but when the gray nirnbus overspreads the sky
time to seek shelter.
In winter, If it is going snow the sky win be
an absolutely uniform gray without a crack
From that sort Of sky you sure to get snow
But If there is flaw in perfect wool the storm
will take the form of rain matter how cold It is
From this it will be that cirrus clouds are
the most reliable indication of when the storm will
arrive, the wind its approach
few scattering cirr not very significant but If
the procession grows rather than dminishes the
chances about eight to that a storm Is ap-
preaching. Sometimes the cirri forerunners of
which is passing north south of you
which you usually center
cloudiness is far away and that you threat
ened.
If the cirrus have foretod Alright they will gather
to a GIRO the fine feathery sort
of cloud that covers the sky though with cotton
batting combed out thin. Sometimes the cirrus will
develop into what the sailors call '"mackere1 sky"
which the lights and shades OF resemble
the scales of fish. Either Of these skys generally
indicates increasing moisture a rapid approach
of the storm. Occasionally, however a mackerel sky
is indication that the moisture is drying UP. In
this the little clouds will quickly begin shrink
After crro-stratus. mackerel sky, the clouds rap
idly thicken and gray until the first flakes of
snow drops of rain begin to fall
These, them the signals that You can
yourself and rely upon First an east wind;
'then cirrus clouds speeding westward then warmer
weather and perhaps the with halo about It.
or the moon, If there one, may wear similar,
decoration If all of these signs concur YOU
may safely count on stormy weather.