When the wind backls, and the weather galss falls, Then be on your guard against rain and squalls. If cirrus clouds form in weather with a falling barometer, it is almost sure to rain. A summer thunderstorm that does not depress the barometer will be very local and of little consequence. Spings start to flow just before a rain. Sap from the maple tree flows faster before a rain shower.
Water rising in springs and wells indicates rain.
Many springs that have gone dry will have a good flow of water before rain. Wells gurgle and yield muddy water before a storm. Soot falls down before a rain. If burning coals stick to the bottom of a pot, it is the sign of a tempest. Fires burning paler than ushual and murmuring within are significant of storms.