The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-01

NOVEMBER WEATHER.
40 Month Will Come in With
Says Hicks.
A regular storm period is central
on the 9Th, reaching from the LIST to
the 7th.
During this period we have the
hoen a. extreme north nth. destination dec Ina on
the 9Th. Vulcan, Mercury, Venus,
Mars and Jupiter are all involved in
the. disturbances of this period,
while Mercury is in conjunction, and
Saturn is In Quadurate with Earth
and Sun. The peculiar effects Of the
Venus influence will be in evidence
vulsion to much warmer will usher
in the period, the barometer will fall
decidedly, and storms of wind, rain,
and possibly thunder, will open the
ball." but winds will suddenly Shift
to westerly, rain will turn to sleet
f or f wo o. 9veE three s!as
about the 4th to the 9Th, expect an
cloudy and bleak, with drizzle and
sleet, winding up with severe snow
squalls. followed by much colder,
clearing weather. The Mercury pc
RODS. our old patrons and +, friends
longed cloudy weather, with rains
turning to- sleet storms - often
breaking into violent Mercury-Ve-
nus billiards.. Early as this period
is in the season, we believe that sec
tons to the north NAV wisely expect
NJ r
the storm god, Mars, shall have TAX
en- the autumnal turn early. in his
period, expect a real smack of winter
at the elimination of this storm pc
Rod. We have already expressed
ourself as inclining to this view OF
the matter--that is, we incline to
e exp Dpi in the the autumn Of 1877.
A reactionary storm period is
central on the 9th, 10th and 1lth:
The Moon passes over the celes-
tial equator, .going southwark, on
the 9th. The Venus disturbance is
in full force. with the Jupiter pc pc,
Of the year. On ard about the 9th,
expect The temperature to rise rapid
", the barometer will fall, with ten
dency to electrical storms, but fol-
lowed quickly by westerly winds,
splitting snow and change to much
cooler. Freezing and frosts are to
over most parts of the country from
about the 18th to the 18th.
A regular. storm period is central
on the 18th, covering the 18th 20
the 18th.
piter and Venus influences blended
Moons conjunction with Earth and
Sun on the 14th, and at greatest
south declination ON the 18th.
There is sufficient force in this as
tronomic combination to warn us OF
possible fOrceful storms. The IN
tehsity> Of the storms will, Of course,
be inclined beforehand by the rsad.
falls very low on or about the 4th,
expect some violent .autumnal winds,
with rain, turning to snow. These
storms will run their course east
wardly across the country on and
about the 18th, 18th, and l7th.
Much colder weather will follow IN
the track of these storms, and pre-
vail for several days, even into the
south country.
A reactionary storm Isl central on
the 21st, 22nd and 23rd.
This period is near the close Of
the Venus disturbance, but vii! still
be partly under the influence OF tnat
Strength. The Moon is at first quar-:
ter on the 21st, on the celestial
equator on the 23rd, and in perigee
on the oath. 1t will begin to grow
warmer about the goth, In western
extremes. Falling winds will fall to
southerly, and cloudiness, merging
into autumnal rains, will pass from
the 21st to Saturday the Path. The
"faiI end" Of these disturbances will
bring change to rising barometer,
blasts of November snow, northerly
gales. clearing and much colder wea-
ther. The Mars period having faded
out, except during the last bali OF
November q change in the general
character of storms end weather. IL
u6 to this time storms and weather
have remained on the order or the
tropical, or not so cold and winter
like. look for the opposite kind to
set in now. Or If IN early, autumn
al fall has prevailed, expect change
at and about this time to very mild
weather with moderate storms. But
don't bank on the latter too heavily:
The Moon being on the equator and
in perigee on the 23rd. and Gath,
the high barometer and change to
snow and colder may not break IN
until on and about those dates.
Normally the change would come
day or two earlier.
A regular storm Is central on the
9th, extending from the 25th to the