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What are some Rain Proverbs & Sayings?

 

It’s a sure sign that rain’s a-coming when…

 

  • 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.