Quick Reference The rule: Split a locally grown persimmon seed and read the white pattern inside. Fork: Mild winter ahead. Spoon (shovel): Snowy winter, enough to need a shovel. Knife: Harsh, biting cold that “cuts like one.” Named expert: Melissa Bunker, “The Persimmon Lady,” reads persimmons for the Farmers’ Almanac from North Carolina. The persimmon

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!

There are a lot of weather lore sayings surrounding the month of September. How many of these have you heard?

With all the technology we have access to at our fingertips, do we really still need folklore in our everyday lives?

We know cats are a lot of things, but weather predictors? See what folklore says about these furry felines' forecasting abilities.

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?

Before Doppler radar and other high-tech gizmos, people relied on indicators from the natural world to predict the weather. See the list!

When the city of San Diego hired Charles Hatfield to fix the devastating drought of 1915, they got more than they bargained for.

The woolly bear caterpillar has long been associated with winter weather folklore. But why? And what does he turn into come spring? Find out!

Hurricane season begins June 1st! What signs from nature did our ancestors watch to warn against weather's fiercest storm? Check out the list and watch the cows and alligators.