Weather Proverbs Weather Lore

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Weather ProverbsWeather Lore
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Weather ProverbsWeather lore

• People have been forecasting the weather for
  centuries.
• They looked at the sky, plants, and animals for
  hints about the weather.

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• Over time, people began to notice natural clues
  about the weather.
• These clues became
• weather proverbs or weather lore
• and were passed down from generation to
  generation.

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• Most proverbs were simple coincidence,
• not weather patterns.
• However, some proverbs are true
• and can be proven with science.
• The following have been proven

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"Sea gull, sea gull, sit on the sand It's a
sign of _______ when you are at hand."

• fire
• rain
• summer
• vacation

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Answer B rain

• Low Pressure is a sign of approaching rain. In
  general, birds tend to roost more during low
  pressure than during high-pressure.
• A possible explanation for this is that the
  lowering of air pressure and the increase in the
  density of the air make flying more difficult.

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"A cow with its tail to the west, makes weather
the best A cow with its tail to the east,
makes..."

• good economic sense
• the tastiest feast
• weather the least
• March a beast

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Answer C weather the least

• This saying has some truth to it. An animal
  grazes with its tail to the wind so that it can
  smell a predator approaching from the rear.
• An east wind implies foul weather and a west wind
  implies fair weather.
• A grazing animal's tail is a good sign of the
  approaching weather.

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"When the ditch offends the nose, look for..."

• rain and stormy blows
• dirty laundry clothes
• plugs for your nose
• sun through the clouds to show

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Answer Arain and stormy blows

• High-pressure conditions serve to trap a certain
  amount of odors in ditches and other low lying
  areas. As pressure decreases, as before a storm,
  odors from ditches, swamps, and cellars are able
  to escape.

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"When smoke descends..."

• you make new friends
• from the sky rainbows extend
• good weather ends
• you start to cough

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Answer C good weather ends

• The instability of pre-storm pressures and
  humidity keeps smoke from chimneys or fires from
  rising quickly. Smoke curls downward in the face
  of a storm wind.

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"Red sky at night, sailor's delight Red sky in
morning, sailors..."

• start snoring
• go fishing
• take warning

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Answer C take warning

• If the sky is red in the eastern morning sky,
  then a high pressure region has already passed.
• An area of low pressure may follow, possibly
  bringing clouds, rain or storms. The red color
  in the morning is an indictor of high water
  content in the air.

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"Mare's tails and mackerel scales make tall
ships..."

• take in their sails
• safe from gales
• sink
• search for whales

Mares tail
Mackerel scales
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Answer A take in their sails

• A mackerel sky refers to the cirrocumulus clouds
  that often come before a warm front, which will
  eventually bring strong veering winds and
  precipitation.

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"A clear moon means..."

• no clouds till noon
• a warm June
• frost soon
• a good afternoon

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Answer Cfrost soon

• If the atmosphere is clear, the surface of the
  earth is able to cool quickly at night, since
  there is no "blanket" of clouds to hold in the
  heat absorbed during the day.
• If the temperature is low enough on these clear
  nights and there is no wind, frost may form.

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"A halo around the sun or moon will likely
bring..."

• your doom
• rain or snow soon
• April showers
• a warm and humid June

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Answer B rain or snow soon

• The halo around the sun or moon is caused by a
  layer of cirrus clouds.
• The clouds often indicate an approaching warm
  front and an area of low pressure. Rain or snow
  will not always follow, but there is a higher
  probability of it after a halo is seen.
• The brighter the halo, the greater the
  probability.

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"A rainbow in the morning gives you..."

• old men snoring
• a day thats boring
• fair warning
• a day to install flooring

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Answer Cfair warning

• In the northern hemisphere, the weather moves
  mostly from west to east. A morning rainbow means
  the rain is moving from the west toward the
  observer.

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"April showers bring..."

• superpowers
• long work hours
• May flowers
• tall towers

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Answer CMay flowers
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A few more clues from nature

• Falling pressure may affect the digestive systems
  of cows, causing them to lie down before rain.
• Some flowers close up as humidity rises so rain
  doesnt wash away the pollen.

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What weather proverbs have been passed down in
your family?

• Some leaves of trees curl just before a storm.
• Cicadas cant vibrate their wings when the
  humidity is high, they may be silent when a storm
  is approaching.
• Swallows flying low may indicate the air pressure
  is dropping.