Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-06-16
weaIher hints for Farmers. !.

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The following are extracts from Admir-.
al FitErOy's Manual of Practical Meteor.
ology." They were intended FOR the
climate of EuglaOd, but are also of inter
est here, as telling the signs of the wealth
err:
Weather clear or cloudy, a rosy sky al
sunset, presages fine weather sickiy
looking, greenish hue, wind and rain; q
dark Tor Indian) red. rain red sky in
the morning, bad weather or much wind
perhaps rainy g ay sky in the morning
line weather; high dawn, wind; q low
daWr. fair weather.
Soft looking or delicate clouds foretelI
fine weather, with moderate or light
5reezes; hardedged, oily.iooking clouds.
wind. A dark, gloomy blue sky, is windy :
but bright blue sky indicates fine wealth.
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Small iuky looking clouds, forstell rain
light blue clouds driving across heay '
masses show wind and rain but 1t alone,
may indicate wind only.
High upper clouds crossing the sun.
moon, or stars, in direction different from
that Of the lower clouds, or the wind tow.
ard their direction.
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in the sky of coming change are USUALLY
! light streaks, curIs wisps, or mottle3
patches Of white distant clouds. which
increase, and are followed by murkv
vapor, that grows into cloudiness. This
appearance, more or less oily or Watery, as
wind or rain will prevail, is an infallible
sign. 9 ~ >
Usually, the higher and more distant
n 20 ha H.
but general. the coming change of weather
will prove.
Light, delicate, tints or colors. with
soft, underlined forms of clouds, indicate
and accompany fine weather; tut unusual
or gaudy liRes, with hard, definitely out
lined clouds, fOretell rain and probably
strong wind. a .7-F
Misty clouds forming or banging. on
heights, show wind and rain coming il thew
remain, increase or descend. If thew raise
or dispense the weather will improve or be-
come fine. .7 LH-' 80. -
When sea birds fly out early, moderate
winds and fair weather may be expected.
When they hang about the land, over il,
sometimes flying inland, expect strong
wind with stormy weather. As maIy
creatures besides birds are affected BY the
approach ofrain or wind, such Indications
should not be slighted by an observer. who
wishes to foresee weather, or compare its
variations. r
There are othea signs of coming change
in the weather known less generally than
may be desirable, und therefore worth no.
tice; such as when birds Of long flight
rocks, swallows, or others-hang about
home, and fly up or down or low, rain or
wind may be expected. Also, when ami
mails seek sheltered places, snstead of
spreading over their usual ranges-when
pigs carry straws to their styes-when
smoke from chimneys does not ascend
readily Tor straight upwards during
calm)-an unfavOrable change is proba-
BILE.
Dew is an indication Of fine weather,
so is fog. Neither of these two formations
occur under an overcast sky, or where
there is much wind. One sees a fog occa-
sionally rolling away, as it were. by wind,
but seldom or never formed while il is
blo~iDg.--
Remarkable clearness OF atmosphere near
the ho:.zon-distant objects, such as hills,
unusually visible or raised by refraction-
aud what is called good cheering day."
may be mentioned among signs of wet, if
not wind, to be expected.
More than usual tWinkling Of the stars,
indIstinctnesss or apparent multiplication
OF the moons horns, haloes, wind dogs"
and the rainbow, are more or less sigDifi.
cant Of increasing wind, if not approaching
rain, with or without wind.