CONCERNING WEATHER SIGNS, 45-48 



is now stirred up with waves, and about the heights 

 of the Gyrae 1 there rises a cloud erect, the sign of 

 storm." If the clouds are of uniform colour, like 2 

 a white membrane, it is a sign of storm. When, as 

 some clouds are motionless, others move towards 

 them while they remain at rest, it is a sign of storm. 



If the sun in winter after gleaming out is again 

 obscured, and this is repeated two or three times, it 

 will be stormy all day. If the star Hermes appears 

 in winter, it indicates cold, if in summer, heat. 

 When in fine weather bees do not fly 3 long distances, 

 but fly about where they are, it indicates that there 

 will be a storm. The howling of a wolf indicates a 

 storm within three days. When a wolf approaches 

 or enters cultivated ground in the season of winter, 

 it indicates that a storm will come immediately. 



It is also a sign of great storms and heavy rain 

 when many wasps appear in autumn, or when white 

 birds 4 approach cultivated lands ; and in general 

 when wild creatures approach such lands, it indicates 

 a north wind and a severe storm. If the western 

 side of Fames and the side towards Fhyle are 

 blocked with clouds during a north wind, it is a sign 

 of storm. 



When there is severe heat, generally there is 

 compensation and a severe winter follows. If there 

 is much rain in spring, it is followed by severe heat 

 in low-lying districts and valleys ; so that one should 

 mark how the season begins. If the autumn is 



where Aias Oileus perished. The word is missing in the MSS. 

 ofT. 



2 o/xotov has perhaps dropped out after d/j.6xpuv $ ; the 

 adjective seems to agree with vctyos. 



cf. Arist. H.A. 9. 40 ad fin. 



4 FUn, 18. 363 : presumably gulls, etc. 



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