CHAP. 4. 8. OF PROGNOSTICKS. 173 



day or two without rain, and turn Northward 

 with rain, and return to the South, in one or 

 two days more", two or three times together, 

 after this sort, then it is likely to be in the South 

 or Southwest, two or three months together, as 

 it was in the North before. 



Fair weather for a week, with a Southern 

 wind, will produce a great drought, if there 

 has been much rain out of the South before. 

 The wind usually turns from North to South, 

 with a quiet wind without rain, but returns to 

 the North with a strong wind and rain. The 

 strongest winds are when it turns from South, 

 to North, by West. 



Clouds. In summer or harvest, when the 

 wind has been South two or three days, and it 

 grows very hot, and you see clouds rise with 

 great white tops like towers, as if one were 

 upon the top of another, and joined together 

 with black on the nether side, there will be 

 thunder and rain suddenly.* 



If two such clouds arise, one on either hand, 

 it is time to make haste to shelter. 



If you see a cloud rise against the wind or 

 side wind, when that cloud comes up to you, 



* This is the formation of cumulostratus. 



