Do you remember when you told the weather by:?

Question

The thickness of a squirrel's coat or the wooley worm? Is this still done today?

I am thinking Almanac

Answer 1

When I was in the Air Force (many yrs. ago), we learned those old sayings and how true they could be and believe it or not, still are.
Red at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning sailor take warning.
Mackerel sky, rain is near by. (Mackerel meaning fish scales).
Turned up leaves, praying for rain.
All the cows laying down in a field, heavy weather you can feel.
The list goes on and on and includes joint pains, woolie worms too.
You don't need high tech. to predict.

Answer 2

Many years ago when serving in Cyprus with the RAF I was up at the weather station on Mount Troodos, we had an inspection by a very senior officer who was not impressed when he saw nailed to the door a piece of seaweed and a pine cone. Never heard of a wooley worm and as for the squirrels coat I think that the Cypriots shot and ate them all.

Answer 3

We still check out the wooley worm in Tennessee. And we count the fogs in August to see how many snows we'll have. If the squirrels' nests are very high, the winter will be bad. I am able to predict snow because I get a "snow headache" which is like no other!! I'm very accurate on this one!
I almost forgot: horses standing in a group with faces toward each other means bad weather. And one crane, sign of rain. Two cranes together, sign of dry weather.

Answer 4

Yes, I saw a wooley worm the other day and he was completely dark and I remarked we were in for a bad winter. Sometimes the birds give clues. There's still a lot of those 'signs' folks go by in NC. I know when I get a 'weather migraine' that rain is on the way.

Answer 5

Oh yes......when I lived in Nebraska there were a ton of other ones I never knew.....something like so many days from the first fog til the first snow...stuff like that. For fun I actually marked my calender and it was right every time. There's all the ones with bones aching as to whether it's gonna rain or a front moving through. Found them to be more accurate than the actual weatherman.

I have to admit it's harder to appreciate those signs when your in the city though......you don't really get to observe normal nature.

Answer 6

I've heard of the woolly worm theory. My dad always said you could tell how bad the winter is going to be by how high in the trees the paper hornets build their nests. If they are low, then it's a mild winter with little snow, if it's high in the tree, then watch out! (This is a Cherokee Indian story) We have a big hornet's nest in a big tree in the back of our property, and it's at the very top of the tree. Looks like we're in for a real doozey this year! lol!

Answer 7

yeah, wooley worm has always been a favorite, but i cannot say he has been right all of the time. usually, when they give the weather report over the tv, i go look out the window. when the weather reports they give lately, they may say it is going to rain, but they do not say exactly WHERE,.

Answer 8

And Santa Claus will be arriving at Christmas. human beings the elements forecast is somewhat relaxing. in the adventure that they placed horoscopes on as a replace you may want to get each and every of the non secular freaks up in fingers. Secondly what else might want to human beings communicate about on the boozer to split the monotony of living house expenses and Tony Baloney sorry Blair

Answer 9

My neighbours always ask if it's going to rain when they want to cut their grass. I always get what I call rain or snow pains in my hands and feet.I'm a human barometer.
I think The Farmers' Almanac still use the old methods for predicting weather.

Answer 10

We also could tell about the severity of a coming winter by looking at Persimmon Seeds, by their shape.

You can still tell when winter is approaching. In the fall, the bees, hornets and yellow jackets are everyplace getting protein to take back to their hives or nests.

All of this stuff is still done, especially in the rural areas.