Weather Lore: A Collection of Proverbs, Sayings, and Rules Concerning the Weather

About this book

A red sky at evening, a ring around the moon and the behaviour of swallows all become signs that rain or fine weather may be on the way.

Richard Inwards gathers weather sayings and rules from long before satellite forecasts, preserving the practical observations and inherited superstitions of many generations. Some proverbs have sound meteorological explanations, while others survive chiefly through repetition. The pleasure lies in hearing how people once tried to read the atmosphere through the smallest changes in the world around them.