Collected by Charlene
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WEATHER SAYINGS If it rains on
St. Swithin's Day, the 15th of July.
There will be plenty of rain for the rest
of the summer. (11)
A good
sign if an owl hollows in the morning it
will rain before three in the evening.
(5)
A red
bird sitting in the tip top of a tree is
a sign of rain.(3)
When
you see the sun a setting and there is a
sun gaul or sun dog, the weather is going
to change. A sun gaul looks like two
suns, one on top of the other. (7)
In a
dry spell when small streams have quit
running, and it is fixing to rain. The
stream will start running before the
rain. (7)
When
the wind has been switching round a lot
and the wind goes to the south, and the
leaves turn up side down. You can bet
your bottom dollar it will rain in twenty
four hours. (7)
If it
lightenings in the north during a dry
spell the drought will break with in
twenty four hours. (4)
Mares
tail in the sky is a sure sign of rain.
It is streaks of white clouds In the sky.
(4)
A
circle around the moon is a sign of bad
weather. (9)
A
rainbow at night is sailors delight,
rainbow In the morning is a sailors
warning. (14)
If it
rains before seven it will quit before
eleven. (14)
When
the sugar and salt are damp this is a
good sign of rain. (9)
When
the leaves rustle in the trees and the
fire is wading snow it will snow pretty
soon. (9)
When a
cloud looks yellow underneath in the
summer time it probably will hail. (9)
A sign
of a bad storm coming when you see
buzzards flying in a bunch, and the trees
turn their leaves Inside out.
When
the rain crow hollows it will be sure to
rain. (3)
Hogs
play and birds get busy before the
weather is going to change. (5)
When
clouds are rolling in about four ways
it's fixing to come a storm. (5)
Buzzards
flying high is a sign of a bad storm. (9)
When
cattle come home in the evening pretty
good sign that its going to come a storm.
(9)
When
you hear trains rumbling In the distant
and hear sounds real clear there is going
to be a change in the weather. (9)
When
ants get in a bigger hurry than usual its
going to rain. (5)
If the
hornets nest is built near the ground the
winter will be a very hard one. (9)
Heavy
corn shucks indicates a hard winter. (3)
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