The wind dips south of west or south of northeast, the former shift bringing the more sudden rise.
The sun sets as a ball of fire, at which one can easily look.
A snowstorm gets under way, unless the wind is swinging toward the north.
A PAGE OF PROBLEMS
One satisfying thing about meteorology is that there is a constantly widening field for conquest. Among the questions that await solution are:
What are the relative densities of clouds?
What is the original atmospheric electricity, its distribution and laws?
What are the causes and nature of precipitation?
Will aërial ascents on all sides of an atmospheric disturbance discover the mechanism of storms?
What relations are there of solar radiation to our atmosphere?