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PROGNOSTICS OF THE WEATHER. 



Weather from 

 ftars. 



Rain from 



clouds* 



Wind from 

 clouds. 



II ^In from 

 jaiobow. 



Signs of Weather from the Stars, 



Stars feeming large, dull, and pale of colour, rain ; or 

 when their twinkling is not perceptible, or if encompanfed 

 with an iris. In fummer, when wind is at eaft, and ftars 

 feem greater than ufual, then expc61 fudden rain; ftars ap- 

 pearing great in number, yet clear and bright, feeming to 

 ftioot or dart, denote fair weather in fummer, and in winter 

 . froft. 



Signs of Rain from the Clouds. 



In cloudy weather, when the wind falls, rain follows ; 

 clouds growing bigger, or feeming like rocks or towers fet- 

 ling on mountains tops ; coming from the fouth, or often 

 changing their courfe ; many in number at north weft in the 

 even; being black in colour from the eaft, rain at night; 

 but out of the weft, rain next day ; being many like fleeces 

 of wool, from the eaft, rain for two or three days; lying 

 like ridges about mid-day in the fouth-weft, ftiews great 

 ftorms both of wind and rain to be nigh. 



Signs of Wind from the Clouds. 



Clouds flying to and fro; appearing fuddenly from the 

 fouth or weft ; appearing red, or accompanied with rednefs in 

 the air, efpecially in the morning; being of a leadifli colour 

 in the north-weft ; (ingle clouds denote wind from whence 

 they come; but if at fun-fet, clouds appear with golden 

 edges, or diminifli in bulk, or fmall clouds fink low, or draw 

 againft the wind, or appear fmall, white, and fcattered in the 

 north-weft (fuch as are vulgarly called mackerel) when fhe 

 fun is high, Ihefe are figns of fair weather. 



N. B It is often obferved, that though the mackerel flcy 

 denotes fair weather for that day, yet for the moft part, rain 

 follows in a day or two after. 



Signs of Bain from the Rainbow. 



After a long drought, the rainbow denotes fudden and heavy 

 rains; if green be the predominant colour, it denotes rain, 

 but if red, wind with rain; if the clouds grow darker;, rain; 

 if the bow feems broken, violent ftorms ; if appearing at 

 noon, much rain; if in the weft, great rain, with thunder. 



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