For generations, farmers have watched their livestock for clues about changing weather. One of the most enduring pieces of weather...
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Before 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.
Long before Doppler radar and satellite imagery, people read the natural world to forecast the weather: sky color, cloud shape,...
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There was a time when people did not need to check the forecast to know a change was coming. You...
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There are mornings when you step outside and feel something has shifted before any forecast has said so. The air...
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The persimmon seed is the strangest American weather forecast that survives in active use. Each fall, families across the Appalachian...
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Drive past any old American barn, New England town green, or European church steeple, and odds are good you will...
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According to popular folklore, persimmon seeds may predict winter weather coming. How do you make a persimmon forecast? It's easy....
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According to popular folklore, a persimmon can predict winter weather. How do you make a persimmon forecast? It's easy. Just...
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According to popular folklore, a persimmon can predict winter weather. How do you make a persimmon forecast? It's easy. Just...
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Did you know there are plants that predict the weather? Some of the most accurate short-range weather indicators on Earth...
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