Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-17
Weather Wisdom.

From Casselrs Family Magazine
The man who Is out of doors at sunrise can
form pretty accurate opinion of what the day is
to be. Ifjust before sunrise the sky-especially in
the VESTS suffused with red, rain generally
follows in the course OF the day. In winter,
often snow. II, however, it be frosty weather,
the downfall is sometimes delayed. On the
other hand, ii the sky be dull gray, and the
sun rises clear, gradually dispensing the vapors,
it will be fine. II he reIires behind the clouds,
and there are reddish streaks about, it will
rain. Should the sun, la ter in the day, shine
through a gray watery haze, it will probably be
a rainy night.
tiful sunset will be followed by bad day.
After a rainy day, suddenly at sunset, in the
far west, will appear a magnificent streak Of
crimson mot copper color)-this generally fore
tells q fine day. tinted halo round the sun
at setting occurs in long continued rainy
weather. A halo round the moon, especially if
some distance from 1t, is sure indication OF
downfall at hand.
Rainbows are unreliable, except they occur
in the morning, when rain may be expected.
Sun-dogs and fragments of prismatic colors
during the day show continued unsettled
weather. A dazzling metallic luster ON foliage,
during cloudless day in summer, precedes q
change.
Huge piled-up masses of white cloud in blue
sky, during winter, indicate snow or hail. Ii
small dark clouds float below the upper ones,
moving faster than they, rain will follow, as 1t
will ii, in the morning, low-hanging, pale
brown, smoke-like clouds floating about.
Red-tinged clouds, high up, at evening, are fol-
lowed by wind, occasionally by rain.
MistS at evening over low lying ground, or
near river, precede line and warm days. IT q
mist in the morning clears OFT as the sun gets
higher 1T Will be hne but If it settles down again
after lifting little, rain is at hand. No dew in
the morning is mostly followed by rain; and a
heavy dew in the evening by a fine day. Rain
follows two or three consecutive boar frosts A
shower of hail in the daytime is usually fol-
lowed by frost at night. Ii, after rain drops OF
water still hang on the branches and twigs and
to window frames, the rain will return; but If
they fall, and the woodwork dries, fine weather
Is at hand.
Stones turn damp before wet: at the same
time 1t must be observed that the fact of their
doing SO does not invariably indicate rain, for
they will do SO occasionally before heat
Smoke descending heavily to the ground is a
sign OF very doubtful weather.
OBJECTS at great distances which are generally
1ndlStinctly seen, o. even not seen at ALL some
times loom out clear and distinct. When this
happens bad weather or changes of wind ensues
A wel.-knOwn instance OF this is the Isle of
Wight as seen from Southsea. Ii the opposite
shore Is clearly seen, there is rain about IT, at
night, alter being blown out and exposed to
the outer air, the wick OF a candle continues to
shoulder long time, the next day will be fine.
Green colored sky betokens unsettled bad
weather, often long continued.
Ii, on u line day, the dust suddenly rise in
revolving, spiral column, rain is near.
III the stsEs appear unusually numerous, and
the milky way very clearly defined With the
surrounding sky dark, or il there be q misty ap-
pearance over the stars, rain Is coming, while
II there be but few stars, and those very bright
ana sparkling, In pale steely sky, il will be
fine.
Swine, before rain, are unusually noisy and
restless. Swallows, in fine weather, will hy
hlgh and at the approach of rain, close to the
ground; but the latter does not apply Ii the day
| Is cold, in which case they hawk very low.
Common SparrOWS washing vigorously in q
puddle on the road, or at the edge OF running
water, is sure sign of rain. A baker who kept
a parrot in the dry atmosphere of the bake
bird took an Imaginary bath, fluttering, as if
splashing water. and pfeeniag her feathers.