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.
