The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-09
WEATHER SIGNS,
Which may be Observed By .EArly Rising
students Of Nature.

Students OF Nature,
CaEepS Maqa=he.
The man wLo is out OF doors at sun rise
can form a pretty accurate opinion Of
what the day will be. II Just before I'M
rise the sky-especially in the VESTS
suGussd with red, rain generally follows
in the course OF the day. In Wlntel, oLten
snow. II, however, 1t is frosty weather,
the downfall 10 sometimes delayed IN
the other hand, If the sky be 9 dui! gray,
and the sun rises clear, gradually 'dlspeTs-
ing the yapoEs, It will be fine. II he retlies
behind the clouds, and there are reddish
streais about, it will rain, Should the sun,
later in the day, shine through q gray
wstery haze, it will probably be q rainy
night, The sunset Is very unreliable.
Often abeautiiul .sunset will be followed
by q bad day. After q rainy day, sudden
ly al sunset, in the far west, will appear 3
mapnihcentstreak al crimson mot copper
COLOR this generally toretells q line day
A tinted halo aroundthe sun at setting oC-
curs in long continued rainy weather, A
halo around the moon, especially II some
distance from It, isa sure Indication oil
a downfall at hand, Rainbows are I'M
reliable, except they occur in the morn
ing, when rain may be expected. Sun
dogs, and fragments Of prismatlc colors
during the day, show continued unset
tied weather. a dazzling metallic luster
on foliage during a Cloudless day in sum-
mer preCedes schange.
Huge piled-up masses Of white cloudsin
| 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 it will II, in the morn
ing, l~ow-hsuging, pale brown smoke'llEe
clouds are floating about, Red;tln2ea
clouds, high up, at evening, are totloMed
by wind, occasionally by rain. Mists at
evening over low'lying ground, or near a
river, preCede fine and warm days. II a
mist in the morning clears of a. the sun
gets higher it will be tinei but II IT settles
down again alter Hiding q little, rain Is at
Hand, No dew in the morning Is mostly
followed by rain; and q heavy dew in the
evening by q fine day. Rain follows two
or three consecutive hoar frosts, A shower
OF hail in the daytime IL usually followed
by frost at night, II, alter rain, drops OF
water still hang on tho branches and
twips, 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 ia 3 sign
OF very doubtful weather. Objects AZ great
distances, hiCh are generally indlstInctly
seen, or even not seen at all, sometimes
loom out clear and distinct. When this
happens bad weather or change Of wind
ensues. A w%ell.knOwn instance oil this is
the Isle OF Wight, as seen from southsea.
II the opposite shore is plainly seen, there
is rain about. II, at night, after being
blown out and exposed TO the outer air,
the wick Of q candle continues to smolder
q long time, the next day will be fine:
Green.Colored sky betokens unsettled, bad
weather, often long continued. II on a
fine day the dust suddenly rise in re-
yolving, spiral column, rain Is near.
The bowling Of the wind indicates, In
most houses, but not invariably, that
downfall Is near. Iu some houses, owing
TO their construction, the wind always
means. Wherever the wind Is at the
time Of the v6rnal equinox March q and
t~bereabouts) that will be the prevailing
wind throughout the next three months.
II tho stars appear unusually numerous
and the "milky way" very clearly defined,
with thGsurrounding sky dark, or II there
is a misty appearance over the stars, rain
Is coming, while II there be but few stars,
and those very bright and sparkling, in a
pale, steely sky, It will be fine. Swine,
before rain, are unnsually noisy and rest
lesI. Swallows in fine weather fly high,
and at the approach Of rain close to the
ground; but tile latter does not apply II
the day Is cold, in which case they hawk
very low. Common sparrows washing
vigorously in a puddle Oh the road, or at
the edge Of running water, Is a sure sign
Of rain. A baker who kept q parrot in
the dry atmosphere Of the bake office
noticed that a few hours before rain the
bird took an imaginary bath, llutterlng as
II %4p,ashing water, and preening her
feathers.