^48 MANUAL OF MODERN FAIIRIERIT. 



In most countries oi Europe the following observations 

 have been adopted, viz., that " the evening red, and the 

 morning grey, are sure signs of a fair day ;" and it is founded 

 upon this circumstance, that if the abundance of vapours, 

 denoted by the red evening sky, descend in dew, or is other- 

 wise so equally dispersed in the air, that the morning shall 

 appear grey, a fine day may be expected from that equal 

 state of the atmosphere. 



If in a morning some parts of the sky appear of a green 

 tinge between the clouds, whilst the sky is blue above, stormy 

 weather is quickly approaching. 



Sun. — When the sun rises orangy, rain will soon follow ; 

 rising red and fiery, wind and rain ; cloudy, and the clouds 

 decrease, and are gradually dissipated, fair weather is certain 

 to follow ; when it rises dim, drizzly showers are likely to 

 ensue. If the sun's rays, breaking through the clouds, are 

 visible in the air, it is a proof that the air is sensibly filled 

 with vapours, which reflect the rays to the sight, and these 

 vapours will soon produce rain. When there is a haziness 

 aloft in the air, so that the sun's light fades by degrees, and 

 his orb looks whitish and ill defined, it is one of the most 

 certain signs of rain. 



Moon and Stars. — When the moon and stars grow dim in 

 the night, with a haziness in the air, and a ring or halo 

 appears round the moon, rain is at hand. If it looks red, it 

 is a sign of wind ; if pale and dim, of rain ; if white and of 

 her natural colour, with the sky clear, it indicates fine 

 weather. 



Should the moon be rainy throughout her course, it will 

 clear up at the ensuing change, and rain will probably fall 

 in a few days after, and continue ; if, on the contrary, the 

 moon has been fair, and at the change it rains, fine weather 

 will in all likelihood be restored about the fourth or fifth day 



