Did you know you can predict the weather with an onion? The Onion Calendar is a time-honored German folk method...
Read MoreBefore there were weather apps for your smartphone, Doppler radar, or the National Weather Service, our ancestors were busy observing their natural surroundings and noticed that animal behavior, clouds, and other elements of nature gave clues about the weather to come.
The result: weather folklore — sayings, rhymes and anecdotes that were passed down from generation to generation. Weather lore is one of our favorite subjects here at Farmers’ Almanac, and It’s been a reader favorite since our very first edition in 1818.
Below is a collection from our archives.
Did you know you can predict the weather with an onion? The Onion Calendar is a time-honored German folk method...
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The persimmon forecast is one of the oldest weather-prediction methods in American folklore. According to Appalachian and Ozark tradition, you...
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Seeing fat rabbits and birds this month? What does it mean when leaves hang on the boughs? We dug into the October weather lore archives to find the answers!
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There are a lot of weather lore sayings surrounding the month of September. How many of these have you heard?
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With all the technology we have access to at our fingertips, do we really still need folklore in our everyday lives?
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We know cats are a lot of things, but weather predictors? See what folklore says about these furry felines' forecasting abilities.
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The month of November is very much known as a transition month, as fall blends into winter. Leaves have left the trees and nature prepares for cold. Did our ancestors watch for signs this month?
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Before Doppler radar and other high-tech gizmos, people relied on indicators from the natural world to predict the weather. See the list!
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When the city of San Diego hired Charles Hatfield to fix the devastating drought of 1915, they got more than they bargained for.
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The woolly bear caterpillar has long been associated with winter weather folklore. But why? And what does he turn into come spring? Find out!
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