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I read an article in yesterdays Daily Mail about weather signs, it made me think waaay back to when i was a kid, my mum always said "If cows in the field are lying down it's going to rain"

Does anyone have any unusual ways of forcasting the weather? :-6



Weather Signs Daily Mail Sat May 28th



"When bees to distance wing their flight,

days are warm and skies are bright.

But when he flight ends near the hive,

wind and rain will soon arrive.



Bees have a great sensitivity to changing levels of humidity and electrical activity, especially when a low pressure system is on its way, causing them to make a beeline for the hive.

One study shows bees remaining near the hive on over 70% of occasions when rain threatens.

Another points out that they have a markedley reduced ability to carry polien when thunder threatens.

Bothwell tells me you Brits are obsessed with the weather:-6 ..........here it goes like this~~hot, hotter than hell, blast furnace, and if the wind is blowing 100 mph its a hurricane! :wah:

er, how about, "if you`re soaked through to the skin and there`s puddles and umbrellas everywhere, it`s probably raining quite hard" (ho, ho?!)

Old timers I knew used to say that if there was a very "red" sunset, then the next day was going to be hotter than blazes :-6

cars wrote: Old timers I knew used to say that if there was a very "red" sunset, then the next day was going to be hotter than blazes :-6"Red sky at night, shepherds delight"

"Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning"

I Am Origionally From The Mountains Of Kentucky, Usa And Some Of The Old Sayings That My Grandparents Used To Say. If Moss Is Heavy On One Side Of A Tree Thats The Way The Winter Winds Will Come From, When The Livestock Gather At The Gate Wanting Shelter A Storm Is Near. The Night Trhat You Hear Peepers In August That Will Be The First Frost In Oct. All Of These Sayings Are True, Even In New England.

In Tennessee, where I lived for almost ten years, winter weather is a real crap shoot. Some winters are wondefully mild, others can be harsh. The traditional harbinger of winter is the 'wooly worm', also known as the wooly-bear caterpillar. These little buggers show up each autumn and if they sport a thick coat of fur, you can be certain of a relatively cold winter. If they have a threadbare look, the winter will be mild. It never fails, or at least, not during the time that I lived there.

ArnoldLayne wrote: Abbey there is a scientific basis to back this one up . It worksGo on Arnie, blind me with science.

Excellent Arnie.....I need to go and lie down now....

Well thanks for clearing up that mystery Arne.

abbey wrote: "Red sky at night, shepherds delight"

"Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning"


Now I would say:



'Red sky at night, sailors delight

Red sky in the morning sailors warning'



;)