ASTROMETEOROLOGY

How is this possible?  It is because an astrological weather chart contains enough specific information about a particular time frame (e.g. a day or a week) to describe the weather.  A chart constructed for the moment that each of the four seasons begins (at a specific location) generally describes the temperature and precipitation of the season (whether above or below normal).  The chart for this spring (shown at left) indicates generally mild, pleasant temperatures in Charlottesville.

A chart for the moment that Mercury enters each sign of the zodiac generally describes subsequent air movements (e.g. windy, stormy, calm).  The chart for Mercury entering Aries on March 12 indicates that the second half of March will be windy, with sudden gusts or squalls at times, or fog on days when the air is still.

Precipitation is predicted from charts calculated for the beginning of each quarter of the lunar cycle (New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter) and such charts generally describe the amount and type of precipitation (if any) during the following week.  Research published in the journal Science, CXXXVII (1962) of thousands of rainfall occurrences during a 50 year span that were recorded by over 1,500 U.S. weather stations concluded that precipitation occurs much more frequently 3-5 days after both New and Full Moon than at any other times during the monthly lunar cycle (M.G., p. 64 (1982)).  Interestingly, during weeks when precipitation occurs, the Moon is in or reaches an angular house in the chart of a New or Full moon (producing precipitation) typically 1-5 days after the New or Full Moon.  Even the positions of the planets on a particular day (especially the Moon) indicate what the weather was, is or will be like (hot vs. cold, dry vs. wet, calm vs. windy).  I use these predictive weather techniques to pick dates for activities like camping and hiking, day trips, hosting parties, moving, and anything else dependent upon or affected by the weather.

Here are some other influences in March 2004.  From March 21 - April 2, Mars squares Uranus:  surprise, surprise!  Mars, by his nature, will energize and perturb Uranus, turning this period into one of upheaval, surprises, excitement, and disruptions.  Freedom and rebellion are keywords for this period.  Creative energies are high, but so is impulsiveness and we are more easily distracted.  If you need to make changes or liberate yourself, do it before the situation becomes intolerable.  This aspect can be explosive when subconscious needs have been suppressed or stifled too long.  If someone explodes at you, look for the metaphor - are you about to explode about something or do you need to break with something or someone?  This aspect is accident prone but only if you are ignoring the need for excitement, stimulation and change in your life.  If you have recently made important changes, this transit will likely test the new choices you have made through an unexpected turn of events.