Up to this time the Tankadere had always held her course to the north; but towards evening the wind, veering three quarters, bore down from the north–west.

直到目前为止唐卡德尔号一直是向北飞驰，但是快到傍晚的时候，正如他们担心的那样，风向整整侧转了二百七十度，南风变成了西北风。

Ever since the evening before the barometer, suddenly falling, had indicated an approaching change in the atmosphere;and during the night the temperature varied, the cold became sharper, and the wind veered to the south–east.

从昨天夜里开始，晴雨表上的水银柱就迅速下降，预示着气候即将发生变化。到了13号夜晚，天气果然变得更冷了，西北风也转为东南风了。