Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-17
AGRICULTURAL.
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THE FARMERS WEATHER0M-
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"A rainbow in fair weather denotes
foul-if in foul, fair. weather will follow.
! a double rainbow indicates much3rain.
= A predominance Of the purple color
of,he rainbow, shows wind and rain
dark red, tempes,-light red,5 wind
I yellow, dry weather-gree rain
blue, denotes thai the air is clearing.
Ifihe aurora Borealis appears alter
several warm days, it is generallyssuc-
,ceedea by cloudinees. ofthe dir. isIf thr.
1urora Borealis has been considerable,
either an increased degree Of cold is i'm
smediateIy produced .b9dies Of. clouds
are Immediately formed :ss!ss
II, in very vel season, the sskysis
iinged with a sea green color near the
bottom, where il ought to be blue, it is
over charged wi,hvapors, and the weatlfs
or will be showery. les q ssg:F .:Estsi7
Whenghe sun appears white al the
setting, OF goes down into "a banksof
clouds, which lie sin;sihe horizan, they.
indicate the .approach;or continuance of
bad weather. 11& . . E!saiti tiSy
when it rains with. an seast' wind, il
will probably continue upwards oftwen.
iy-fourz hours &z=ss;te2 s:s...s4 ts3',s&.
The heaviest rains, when Of long con-
, iinuance, generally begin with the wind
blowing easte,ly, which gradually veers
round TO T,the. Southland the rains do
no, cease until the wind has got to the
West, or little NWesl.
While rain is falling, if anysmall space
of the sky is visible, i, is almos: a certain
sign that the rain will speedily cease.
(. If,he clouds that move with the wind
become stationary, when they arrive al
that part Of the horizon which is oppo-
site 10 the wind, and appear 10 accumu-
late, they announce a speedy fall Of
rain. 49,. 49,. .s..us
A frequent change of winl, will, an
agitation of The clouds, denotes sudden
storm.
The weather usually clears up al,
noon-bu, if it rain at midnight, it sell
dom clears up till sunset.
i A hollow oil whistling wind denotes
rain. ~
If tho wind follow the course of the
sun, fair weather willsfollow.
Weather either good or bad which
takes place in the night time, is not
genes ally of long duration--and, fort the
most part, wind is tile more uncommon
in the nigh, than in the day time. Fine
weather in. the night will scattering
clouds does not last.
Violent winds prevail more in the
vicinity Of mountains, than in open
plains.
Iii, thunders in December, moderate
and find weather may be expected.
II it lhunders at intervals in the
spring time, before the trees have ac-
quired leaves, cold weather is still to be
expected.
Thundering at morning, denotes wind
at noon-in the evening rain and tens
pest.
fin summer there be no thunder, the
ensuing fall and winter will be sickly,
If itlighlens on a star light nig hi, in
the South or Soah East, rain and wind
viii follow-lfil tighten in the evening
towards the North, Soaib, OF Southwest,
it indicates wind.
Hot weather generally precedes thun-
der, which is followed by cold showery
weather. IS IS,
Violent Temperature, as storms OF
rains, produce; a sor, Of crisis in the at at
mosphere$wl,ich produces a constant
temperature, goodzor bad for some
months.