Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-17
WEATHER WISDOM.
HINTS WHICH WILL BE FOUND USE
Full TO A CLOSE OBSERVER.

HINTS WHICH WILL BE FOUND USE
Full TO A CLOSE OBSERVER.
Signs at Sunrise and at Sunsct-RaInbows
and Sun-Dogs Clouds and Mists Sig
nifoant skies Prophetic Ways of the
wind-Birds and Animals.
The man who is out Of doors at sunrise
can form pretty accurate opinion of what
the day may lie If just before sunrise the
especially in the VESTS suffused with
red, ram generally follows in the course of
the day. In winter often snow II, how
ever, it be frosty weather, the downfall il
sometimes delayed On the other hand, II
the sky b. Il dull grey, and the sun rises
clear gradually dispensing the yapors, it
will he fine II he retires behind the c.oudS,
and there are reddish streaks about it will
rain Should the sun, later in the day,
shine through gray watery haze, it will
probably be rainy night
The sunset is very unreliable often a
beautiful SUNS t will be fol owed by a bad
day. After rainy day, suddenly at sun
set, in the far west, will appear a magniti-
this generally for tell, u fine day. \ tinted
halo round the sun at setting occurs in long
continued rainy weather. a halo round
the moon, especially II some distance from
it, is sure indication of downfall at hand
Kainbows are unreliable, except they
occur in the morning, when ram may be
expected. Su dogs, and fragments OF
prismatic colors durln, the day, show con
tinued unsettled weather. \ dazzling
metallic luster on foliage during cloudless
day in summer, precedes a change.
SIGNIFICANCE or CLOUDS AND MI>rS
Huge pile lup ma Of white cloud i'll
. blue sky during winter indicate snow or
hail If small dark clouds float below the
upper ONES, mo, ing faster than they, rain
will follow. as it will if, in the morning,
pale brown, smoSe- like clouds are floating
about Red -tinged clouds. high up, at
evening, nre FOLLOWED by wind, occasionally
by rain
MstS at evening over low-lying ground.
or near u ri> er, precede tine and warm days
If a mist in the morning clears OF as the
sun gets higher it Will be fine; but if 1t
settles down again after lifting little, rain
is at hand. No dew in the morning is
mostly followed by rain. and a heavy dew
i'll the evening by fine day. Rain follows
two or three cons scutive hoir froSts \
\ shower of hail III the daytime is usually
followed by frost at ght II, after rain,
drops of water still hang on the branches
and twigs, and to window f. ames, tn, RI
sill return; but if they fall, and the wood
work dries, fin weather Is at hand.
Stones turn damp Lefore wet; at the
same lime 1t must be observed that the fact
of their doing so does not invariably Indi-
cate rain, for they will do so occasionally
Iefo heat
Smoke descending heavily to the ground
is sign OF very doubtful weather
Objects at great distances, which are gen,
orally indistinctly seen. or even not seen at
all sometimes loom out clear and distinct
When this happens, bad weather or change
of wind ensueS> A we'll known instance of
this is the isle of Whit, as seen from South
sea. If the opposite shore is clearly seen,
there is rain a out II, at night, after be
ing blown out and exposed to the outer air,
the wick of a candle continues TO smOlder a
long tim, the next day viii be fine Green
coIorrd sky betokens unsettled bad weather,
often long continued
PROPHETIC WAYS OF THE WIND.
IT, on a fine day, the dust suddenly rises
in revolving, spiral column, rain is near.
The bowling Of the wind indicates in
most houses, but not inv ariably. that down
fall is near In some houses, owing to their
construction, the wind always means.
Wherever the wind is at the time of the
vernal equinox March 81, and thereahouts
that will be the prevailing wind throughout
the next three months.
If the stars appear unusually numerous
and the milky way very clearly defined,
with the surrounding sky dark, or if there
be a misty appearance over the stars, rain
is coming while if there be but few stars,
and tho,e very bright and sparkling, in a
pale st eely sky it will be fine
Swine, before rain, are unusually noisy
and restless Swallows in fine weather will
fly high, and at the approach of rain close
to the ground; but the latter does not apply
if the day is cold, in which case they hawk
very low.
Common sparrows washing vigorously in
a puddle on the road, or at the edge of run
ming water, IS sure sign of rain A baker,
who kept parrot in the dry atmosphere of
the bake offices, noticed that a few hours
before rain tine bird took an imaginary
bath, fiuttering, as if splashing water, and
preening her feathers.
If domestic fowls keep out feeding in rain,
it will continue; but If they run under
shelter directly it comes on, there will prob
ably be only a shower Before rain or
thunder, flies are unusually troublesome in
stingirg Should moles, after dry weather
commence throwing up their mounds an |
working briskly, rain will follow.-Cassell' 5
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