The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-07-05
miscellaneous.
Weather Signs.

Weather Signs.
4 few of the more marked signs oil
weather, useful alike to seaman, farmer,
and gardener, arc the following -
Whether clear or cloudy, a rosy sky
at sunset prcsagcs fine weather; red
sky in the morning, bad weather or much
wind, (pcrhaps rain) gray sky in the
morning, fine weather; high dawn,
wind !; low dawn, fair weather.
Soft-ooking or delicate clouds forctel
fine weather, with moderate and light
brcezcs; hard-cdged, oiIy-!ocking clouds,
wind. \ dark, gloomy blue sky, is
windy but light, bright, blue sky,
indicates fine weather. Generally, the
So1cr clouds look, the. less wind (but
perhaps more rainy may be expected ;
and the harder, more greasy" rolled,
tufted, or ragged, the stronger the COM
ing wind will prove. Also, brigh;
yellow sky at sunset presagcs wind +; a
pale yellow, wet; and thus, BY The pre-
valcnce of red, yellow, and gray tints. the
coming weather may be foretold very
nearly indeed, if aided BY instruments,
almos' exactly.
Small, inky-looking clouds, forctcl
rain; light scud clouds, driving across
heavy masses show wind and rain but,
if alone, may indicate wind only.
High upper clouds crossing the sun,
moon, CT stars, in a direction different
from that of the lower clouds, or the
wind then felt below, forctcl change of
wind.
After fine, clear wca her, the first
signs in the sky of coming change are
usually light strcaks, curls, wisps, or
notified patches Of white dis ant clouds,
which increase, and are followed by an
oycrcasting of murky vapor, and grows
into cloudlncss. This appearance, more
or less oily or watery, as wind Or rain
will prevail, is an inlallibc sign.
Usually, tho higher and more distant
such clouds seem to be, the more cra-
dual, bu' general, such change of weather
will prove.
light, dclica G, quiet tints or colors,
with soft, underlined forms of clouds,
indicate and accompany fine weather !;
but gaudy, or unusual hues, with hard,
defnitcly-oltlined clouds, foretel rain,
and probably strong wind. Misty clouds
forming, or hanging on heights, show
wind and rain coming, if they rcma n,
increase, or descend. If they rise or
dispcrsc, the weather will improve or
become fine.
When sca-5irds fly on early, and far
to seward, moderate wind aud fair
weather may be expected
When they hang about the land or
over it, sometimes flying inland, expect
strong wind, with romy weather. As
many creatures besides birds are affe cted
by the approach of rain Or wind, such
indications should not be Sigh cd by an
observer who wishes to forcscc weather
or compare its varia ions. There arc
other signs of a coming change in the
weather, known less generally than they
may be desirable, aud therefore worth
notice such as when birds of long
Aight-rooks, swallows, or others, hang
about home, and fly up and down, or
low, rain or wind may be expected. -
Also, when animals seek shell cred places,
instead of spreading over their usual
range; when pigs carry straw 10 their
sites; when smoke from chimncys does
not ascend readily Tor straight upwards,
during a calnI) an uufavorablc change is
probable.
Dew is an indication of fine weather ::
so is fog. Neither Of these two forma-
tions occurs under an overcast sky, or
when there is much wind. One sees fog
occasionally rolled away, as it were by
wind but seldom or never formed
while it is blowing.
Remarkable clcarness of atmosphere
near the horizon dis ant objects, such
as hills unusually visible, or raised (by
refrac ionl and what is called CT good
hearing day." may be mentioned among
signs of wet, if not wind, to be expected
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