Weather Warnings for Watchers

by Anonymous

(2) greater in the north than in the south, the wind had easting;

(3) greater in the east than in the west, the wind had southing;

(4) greater in the west than in the east, the wind had northing;

(5) uniformly high, or uniformly low, variable light winds (with fine weather in the former case, and vapoury or wet weather in the latter).

Conditions (1) and (3) give winds from the S.W. quarter.

Conditions (1) and (4) give winds from the N.W. quarter.

Conditions (2) and (4) give winds from the N.E. quarter.

Conditions (2) and (3) give winds from the S.E. quarter.

These principles may be employed to set forth the mode of foretelling the impending change of wind as regards its direction and force; for the atmospherical pressure may change—

(a) uniformly over the whole area of observation;