Sometimes the old ways are the simplest, easiest way to figure things out. Here are vintage
weather tips to help you deal
with your environment.
Why a page on vintage weather tips? It's because sometimes the old ways still work. As a matter of fact, when you stop and think about it, how often has the weather stations been wrong?
Well, since we have quite a few old weather tips, we decided to establish a seperate page on just these weather tips. We hope you enjoy them. If nothing else, you'll find the information here interesting.
Ok, let's get started:
Old vintage weather tips involving the weather:
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If you have a mild winter expect a cool weather in the spring. If spring is windy then look for a cool summer. A dry spring always comes before a wet summer.If the autumn is windy, then expect a mild winter. |
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When you see a ring around the moon it will rain the following day. |
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Birds will fly and roost closer to the ground before a storm. |
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Watch the cat they will wash their face before rain, sit with their back towards the fireplace before it snows and will scratch post or trees before it rains.
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When birds sit on overhead telephone wires expect rain coming from the direction that they are facing.
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Red sky in the morning sailors take warning, Red sky at night saliors delight.
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If porpoises frolic at sea, expect a storm. |
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The first frost of autumn will occur exactly six months after the first thunderstorm in the spring. |
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If spiders weave their webs before noon, then it will be fair weather.
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“The higher the clouds, the better the weather”. |
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When a rainstom is coming-dandelions close their blossoms tightly |
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When a squirrel eats nuts in a tree, Weather as warm as warm can be. |
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The darker the woolly bear’s (warm) coat, the more severe the winter will be. If there is a dark stripe at the head and one at the end, the winter will be severe at the beginning, become mild, then get worse just before spring. |
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When clouds appear like rocks and towers, the earth's refreshed with frequent showers.
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If rain falls while the sun shines, then the shower will last half an hour
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If a quarter moon lies on his back, it is holding the rain. However, if it tips over, grab your foul weather gear. |
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The appearance of gulls overhead does not mean rain, but fair skies instead |
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When windows won't open, and the salt clogs the shaker, The weather will favour the umbrella maker!
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Onion skins very thin. Mild winter coming in; Onion skins thick and tough. Coming winter cold and rough.
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When ants travel in a straight line, expect rain; when they scatter, expect fair weather.
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When sea gull’s, sit on the sand; It's a sign of a rain near at hand.
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Here's a really old vintage weather tip: When the wind blows from the North No fisherman should set forth,
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Blue sky in the northwest foretells fair weather and a good breeze.
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Snow like cotton, soon forgotten- Snow like meal, it'll snow a great deal.
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Deer and elk come down from the mountains at least two days before a Storm. |
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Even the weather itself, can be used to predict future conditions. For instance, for every fog in August, there will be a snowfall in winter. |
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Old timers would watch mother nature for signs of upcoming weather. When there is an abundance of acorns that meant prepare for a hard cold winter. However every seven years there is always an abundance of acorns and will have nothing to do with the upcoming winter.
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