Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-08-14
OBSERVATIONS ON THE WEATHER.

MIsTs.-A white mist in the evening over
meadow or river, will be drawn up by
the sun next morning and the day will be
bright. Five or six fogs successfully drawn
up, portend rain. Where there are high
hills, and the mist which hangs over tho low
lands draws towards the hills in the morning
and rolls up to the top, ii will be fair; but if
the mist hangs upon the hills, and drags a.
long the woods, there will be rain.
CLoUDs.-Aganst much ram, the clouds
grow bigger and increase very fast, cspeci-
ally before thunder. When the clouds arc
formed like flecccs but dense in the middle,
bright towards the edge with the sky bright,
they are signs of frost, with hail, snow or
rain. If clouds breed high in the air, in their
trains, like locks of wool, they portcnd wind
and probably rain. When a general cloud
mess covers the sky, and small black frag-
ments of clouds fly underneath, they are sure
signs Of rain, and probably it will be lasting
Two currents of clouds always ported rain,
and in summer thunder.
DEw.-lf the dew lies plcntfully on the
grass after fair day, it is the sign of another.
If not and there is no wind, rain must fol-
low. A red evening portends fine weather;
but if spread too far upwards from the hori-
zon in the evening, and especially morning,
it foretels wind or rain, or both. When the
sky in rainy weather is tinged with sea green,
the rain will increase; if deep blue it will be
showery.
| HEAVENLY BoDrEs.-A haziness in the air
which fades the suns light, and makes the
orb appear whitish or i'll defined; or at night
if the moon and stars grow dim, and ring
cncrcles the former, rain will follow. If the
suns rays appear like Moses's horn, if white
at setting, or shorn Of his rays, or goes down
into bank of clouds in the horizon, bad
weather is expected. If the moon looks
pale and dim, we expect ram; if red, wind;
and if of her natural color, with clear sky,
fair weather. Ifthc moon is rainy through
out, it will clear at the change, and perhaps
the rain return few days after. If fair
throughout, and ram at the change, the fair
weather will probably return on the fourth
or fifth day. If the setting sun appears yell
low or gold color, and particularly if accom-
panied with purple streaks, the following day
will be fine.
| WrND.-If the wind veers about, mucl,
rain is pretty sure. If in changing it fol-
lows the course Of the sun, it brings fair
weather; the contrary, foul. Whistling or
bowling of the wind, is a sure sign of rain.
METEoRs.-Thc Aurora Borealls, after
warm days, is generally succeeded by cooler
air. Shooting stars are supposed to indicate
wind.
Administrations rain, swallows fly low
dogs grow sleepy and eat grass; water fowls
dive much; fish will not bite; flies are more
troublesome; toads crawl about: moles, ants,
bees, and many insects are very busy; birds
fly low for insects: swine, sheep and cattle
are uneasy, and even the human body.
Where there has been no particular storm
about the TIME of the spring equinox (March
: 2l,) if storm arise from the east on or be-
fore that day, or if a storm from any part
of the compass arise near a week after the
equinox, then, in either of these cases, the
succeeding summer is generally dry, four
times in five. But if storm arise from the
S. w. or W. S. W., on or just before tn o
equinox, then the summer is generally wet
; five times in six.-Shooter's annual.