BAROMETER INDICATIONS 11 



Barometer falling rapidly ; wind, S. to S.E. ; wind increasing in 

 force with rain within 12 to 24 hours. 



Barometer falling slowly ; wind, S.E. to N.E. ; rain in 12 to 18 hours. 



Barometer falling rapidly ; wind, S.E. to N.E. ; increasing wind 

 and rain in 12 hours. 



Barometer falling rapidly; wind, E. to N.E. ; in summer rain 

 probable within 24 hours; in winter rain or snow with increasing 

 winds, probably continuing 24 to 48 hours. 



Barometer rising slowly ; wind, S. to S.W. ; clearing and cooler 

 within a few hours, and probably continued fair weather for several 

 days. 



Barometer rising rapidly ; wind, S. to W. ; clearing and cooler. 

 In winter cold wave probable. 



Should the barometer continue low when the sky becomes clear, 

 expect more rain within 24 hours. (C. L. Prince.) 



Rapid changes in the barometer indicate early and marked changes 

 in the weather. (E. B. Garriott.) 



If the thermometer and barometer rise together, 

 It is a very sure sign of coming fine weather. 



If the barometer falls two or three tenths of an inch in four hours, 

 expect a gale of wind. (C. L. Prince.) 



In summer, when the barometer falls suddenly, expect thunder- 

 storms; if it does not rise again when the storm ceases, there will 

 be several days of unsettled weather. 



The barometer falls lower for high winds than for heavy rains. 



Popular Weather Signs (Wilson) 



When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather : for the heaven 

 is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day : for the 

 heaven is red and lowering. Matthew, xvi, 2, 3, Rev. version. 



When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There 

 cometh a shower ; and so it cometh to pass. Luke, xii, 54, Rev. 

 version. 



After fine, clear weather the first signs in the sky of coming changes 

 are usually light streaks, curls, wisps, or mottled patches of white, 

 distant clouds, which increase and are followed by an overcasting 



