Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1896 — Weather Signs From the Sun. [ARTICLE]

Weather Signs From the Sun.

If nt sunrise there an? many dark clouds si>en lu the went und remain there, rain will fall on that (lay. If the sun draws water In the morning, It will ralu before night. When the sun rises with dim. murky clouds, with black Is-ams ami cloud* in the west, expect rain. If the sun rises pale, there will he m!u during the day. If the clouds at sunrise be red. there will Is* rain during the day. If the sun rises clear, then shadowed by a cloud and then comes out clear again, It will ruin liefore night. Hod skies in the evening precede fine morrows, A red evening indicates fair weather, hut If the red extend far upward, especially lu Hie morning, it Indicate* wind or ralu, A very red sky in tho east at sunset Indicates stormy winds. If the sun sets in dark, heavy clouds, expect rain the next day. A bright yellow sunset Indicate# wind; a pale yellow, wet. If the sun sets pule, it will ralu tomorrow. A halo around the sun Indicates the approach of a storm, wttliln three days, from the side which Is more brilliant. If there lie n ring or hnlo around the sun in had weather, expect 11 m* weather soon. Haze and western sky purple in 11eate fair weather. A blilr of haziness about the sun Indicates a storm. If the sun burn more than usual, or there he a halo arouml the sun in tine weather, expect rain. When the sun In the morning is breaking through the clouds and scorching, a thunder storm follows in (lie afternoon. •‘Sunshine shower won't last halfhour; Sunshine anil shower rain again tomorrow.” Pale yellow twilight, extending high up, Indicates threatening weather. “As the days begin to shorten! The heat begins to scorch them," Sttndogs In summer Indicate u storm. “Evening rad nml morning gray Sets the traveler on his way; Evening gray and momlng'reil Brings down rain upon his head.”