 Weather Lore and More
Y2K may have come and gone without a hitch - but it did cause some of us to reflect on how dependent we have become on technology. Technology is good. It helps predict weather and spread information instantaneously. But people have been reading the signs for thousands of years - without the help of computers. If you've ever wondered, as you've wandered, just what it meant when that "woolly worm" you saw had a thick black stripe, we're here to tell you! The good folks at the Jordan Presbyterian Church in Owen County, have pooled their collective weather lore, and offer these words of wisdom to our readers.
Did you know?
 When the woolly worms are dark, or have a thick black stripe, it's going to be a hard winter.
A ring around the moon means bad weather. The number of stars within the ring tell how many days away the bad weather will be.
Smoke going towards the ground foretells rain.
When an old sow has a mouth full of grass, it's either going to be bad weather, or a litter of newborn pigs is forthcoming.
A sun dog (a ring around the sun) is a sign of bad weather ahead.
If it thunders in February it will frost on that same calendar day in May.
The first dream a person has under a new quilt will come true.
It will be a bad winter if the cooked breast bone of a turkey is purple.
If you hear an owl hoot during the day, it will rain within 24 hours.
Red sky in morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Do not set fence posts in the light of the moon - they will rise out of the ground.
If shucks are tight on an ear of corn it will be a cold, hard winter. If shucks are loose on an ear of corn it will be a mild winter.
If farm animals run and play, there will be a change in the weather.
Or when cattle run and kick up their heels, a storm is on the way.
If animals get their winter coats early and they are heavy, it will be a hard winter.
Ring around the moon, it will rain soon.
If the wind is from the east, fish won't bite.
Rain before 7 a.m. will quit by 11 a.m.
A lot of hornets in the summer means fewer flies.
A lot of hornets nests in the fall means it will be a hard winter.
If we have a hot, dry summer, we will have a cold, snowy winter.
Hope this helps! |
