Tall Tales

A sure sign that rain's a-coming...
• Thunder in the morning, all day storming/Thunder at night is the travelers delight
• Evening red and morning gray will set the traveler on his way/But evening gray and morning red will bring down rain upon his head
• No dew on the grass at night is a sign of rain
• Clouds on the hill tops, if falling, promise rain; if rising, clear weather.
• A pale rising moon portends rain the next day.
• If after a rain you can see enough blue sky to make a man a pair of pants, it will clear.
• Look for rain when the crow flies low
• When cats wash behind their ears, it means rain
• It is said that flies bite more when it is going to rain
• When chairs squeak, of rain they speak.
• Catchy drawer and sticky door/Coming rain will pour and pour.
• Spiders leave their webs when it is going to rain
• A ring around the sun or moon means rain or snow coming soon.
• When grass is dry at morning light/Look for rain before the night.
• Sea gull, sea gull, sit on the sand/It's never good weather while you're on the land.
• Sound traveling far and wide, a stormy day betide.
• When leaves show their undersides, be very sure that rain betides.
• If ants move their eggs and climb, rain is coming anytime.
• Chimney smoke descends, our nice weather ends.
• When the ditch and pond offend the nose/Then look out for rain and stormy blows.
• When clouds look like black smoke a wise man will put on his cloak.
• Dust rising in dry weather is a sign of approaching change.
• If salt is sticky and gains in weight/ It will rain before too late.
• Red sky at night, sailor's delight/ Red sky in morning, sailor take warning.
• When clouds appear like rocks and towers/Earth's refreshed by frequent showers.
• When the wind is blowing from the east/'Tis not fit for man nor beast.
• Flowers are more fragrant before rain
• The scarlet pimpernel closes in the day time before rain comes.
• The aching of a broken bone predicts rain.
• The more cloud types present, the greater the chance of rain or snow.