Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-02
AGRICUL TURAL.

From the Southern Planter.
THE FARMERS WEATHER OMETER
Comprising General Indications aud Local. Predictions
respecting the Changes Of Uratter, gathered during
Ifarels III .jnerica and Eur0pe.
BY 4. RURALIsr.
ga rainbow in The morning
Is the Shepherds warning;
Bu i rainbow at night
Is The Shepherds delight"
rainbow in fair weather denotes foul in foul fair
weather vii follow. double rainbow indicates much
ram.
predominance Of the purple color Of the rainbow,
shows wind and rain-dark red, tempest--light red.
wInd-yelow, dry weather-green, ran-blue, denotes
that the air IS clearing.
II the .irUra BoreGiS appear after several warm DAYS
it is genPray succee ed BY GOODNESS Of the air. If the
.lora Boreas has been CONSIDERABLE either ncreas-
ed degree of cold is immediately Produced or bodies Of
elunt- are Immediately lrned
II, IN very wet season. Tie sky is tnged with sea
green color the bu0m, where ought TO be blue
1t shows that rain will speedily follow, and increase
when IS of deep dead blue ovtrchaged with va
POS. and he weather viii be showery.
When The sun appears white At the setting. or goes
down nro bank If clouds, which Ii. in the horizon
they indicate the approach or continuance Of bad wealth
fphen it rains with east wind it will probably cor-
tinue twenty four hours.
The heaviest rains. when of long continuance. gener-
ally begin with The ind blowing easerlv. which gradu-
ally 7eefs round to the sou land the rains do not
lntIl the Wal has got the west, ur little North
West.
Willie ran-is falling if any small space of the sky is
visible. is almost certain sign that the will speed
lily cease.
Ii the clouds that move with the wind become station
airy, when they arrive at that part If the horizon which
rs opposite t. the wind, AMI appear accumulate they
announce speedy fall OF rain.
4 frequent change OF wind. with an agitation Of the
clouds denotes sudden storm.
fresh heeze generally springs up before sunset par
icuarly in the sSmn!eT.
The weather usually clears up At noon but if it rain
al midnight. il seldom clears up till sunset.
A hollow or whisng wind denotes rain.
1.-THE wind follow the course of the sun, fair weather
will follow.
Weather. either good or had, which takes place in the
night time is not generally Of long Duration and, for
the m s. part, wind is uncommon in the night Than
IN the day time. Fine weather in the night with scat
ierng clouds does not last
Violent winds prevail more in tile vicinity Of mountains
than in open plains.
Vensian author says-"A sudden storm from the north
does not last three days''
IT thuuders in December modera e and fine weather
may be expected.
Iii thunders, intervals, in the spring lime before
the trees have acquired leaves, cold weather sill to be
expected.
laundering in the morning, denotes wind at noon
in the evening, rain and tempest.
Ifin summer there be thunder the ensuing fall and
winter will be sicky.
lii ghrens on a clear star light night in the south or
south east rain and wind will fow-if tighten in an
evening towards the morrill, south, southwest, it ind
Gates wind.
Hot weather generally precedes thunder, which is fol-
lowed by cold shower weather.
When the wind is southwest daring summer or au
tumn, and the temperature Of the air is unusually cud
for the season, both 10 the feeling and the thermometer
with low barometer, much rain is to be expected.
Violent temperature as storms Of great rans produce
sort of Crisis ia the atmosphere which PRODUCES con-
sAaI temperature, good or bad Cor some months.