Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-09-14
Signs CT t!o Weather.

PallOr OF the eJn announces rain; it Is
| seen at such times only, through an atmos-
phera lad, n with vapors. Ii the heat be
sitting, that, too, is sign OF rain for one
is then surrounded by an atmosphere satu-
rated with vapor, aid more readily heated
| owing to its lack If transparency. If the
| vapo. 8 be collect. d in clouds, the sun's
rays that pass through the latter ht ighttn
the temp rature u.Ore than they would
have done III per.e. .ly clear weather. II
the sun be clear and brilliant, it foretells a
fine day; but Wht n the sun ID AT us rising
preceded by r, ,dness, and this redness
| passes off the moment it docs appear, the
sigu is rain.
Two winds Of opposite qualities succeed
ing each other, often bring rain, Thus q
cold wind, entering an atmosphere impreg
mated with moistur- by the warm wind
that prece led it, will bling about precip.
itation Of water; aud the same will be the
case where damp Warm wind enters air
that had been chilled by the wind that
had preceded it.
Generally, an approaching rain can be
beit,r tore scen when the tky presents
sew. raj banks or layers of clouds resting
one above the other. The winds that
carry with them detached masses of clouds
yield but light rains.
Motionless clouds, lying in the quarter
wht nee the wind blows, bring onlya con-
,iLuance Of that wind; but il they appee I
il the opposite quarter, they announce It's
termination.
Clouds coming up simultaneously, yet
impe)led by different winds, announce an
carly storm.
Clouds accumulating on the sides of
mountains fOrctell rain
The following are the signs most famil-
lar to navigators and farmers.
A rosy sky at sunset, fine weather. A
red sky in the morning, bad weather, or q
great deal of wind.
A gay sky in the morning, fine weather.
If the first light OF dawn appears over a
bed of clouts wind may b. looked for.
Ii on the horizon, fine weather.
Light clouds with imperfectly defined
edges announce fine weather and moderate
brtezes. Thick clouds with we'll marked
edges, wind. A deep, dark blue sky of
sombre tinge indicates wind. A clear and
brilliant blue sky indicates fine weather.
The lighter the clouds look, the l:ss rea-
son is In, re to anticipate wind. The more
dense, the more rolled together, twisted,
and tattered they are, the stronger the
wind will be. 4 brilliant yellow sky at
sunset announces wind; a pale yellow one,
rain. According to the predominance Of
red, yellow, or grayish tints, we can fore
tell the condition of the weather with a
very close approximation to accuracy.
! Sinai clouds of AL inky color portend
rain. Light clouds moving rapidly in the
direction opposite to deuse masses, TN.
uounce wind ard rain.
High cle uds passing before the sun, the
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to that pursued by the lower bed Of clouds,
or of the wind felt at the surface of the
soil indicate change Of wind
change are ordinarily high, white clouds
in belts, or in light dapplcu tufts or locks,
which grow Ia ger, and soon form dense
remote and higher up these clouds appear,
be, but it will BE- considerable.
| Soft, light, delicate tints, with clouds OF
decided shade, indicate or accompany fine
weather Extraordinary tints and dense
clouds, with hard outlines, indicate rain,
and probably gale of wind.
Remark the clouds that form on hills
and Other elevated places, and cling there.
Ii they continue there, augment, or de-
| scend, they indicate rain. If they how.
ever, asctnd and dispcrse, they portend
| good weather
When birds that usually fly in docks-
swallows, for instance keep near to their
nests, flying from one side to the other
and skimmiug the ground, the sign is OF
rain or wind. When domestic animals
seek sheltered places, when chinneys
smoke, or when in calm VT ather the smoke
does not asc, nd overhead, bad weather
may be expected.
When the sky is remarkably clear at the
horizon, and OF Cts usually invisible are
distiuguishable from sch other, or appear
higher up by refraction, there will be rain
ami perhaps wind.
Extraordinary brilliancy of the stars
lack OF distiDctness, and apparent multi
pllca:in of the horns Of the moon, halos
and fragments of raj, bows upon dctach' d
clouds, inlicAte that the vii d will in'
crease, "nd that there will be rain.-Maa'
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