I have actually only heard “Red sky at night, Sailor’s delight; Red sky in morning, Sailor’s warning.” before. All the others were new to me, so I enjoyed these quite a bit. Maybe you have heard some , or even all these before, but they give a very good description of all 22 of these weather proverbs. Thanks again to theartofmanliness.com for another great piece of info you should know! You can find the list of proverbs below but for a great description and pictures for each of these proverbs follow the link!
Weather Proverbs That Are Actually True
1. “If the goose honks high, fair weather. If the goose honks low, foul weather.”
2. “When pipes smell stronger, It’s going to rain.”
3. “If spiders are many and spinning their webs, The spell will soon be very dry.”
4. “Red sky at night, Sailor’s delight; Red sky in morning, Sailor’s warning.”
5. “When dew is on the grass, Rain will never come to pass.”
6. “Doors and drawers stick before a rain.”
7. “Frogs croaking in the lagoon, Means rain will come real soon.”
8. “When clouds appear Like rocks and towers, The Earth’s refreshed With frequent showers.”
9. “Mackerel skies and mares’ tails Make tall ships carry low sails.”
10. “A ring around the sun or moon, Means that rain will come real soon.”
11. “Rainbow in the morning Sailor’s warning; Rainbow at night Sailor’s delight.”
12. “When the ass begins to bray, Surely rain will come that day.”
13. “If the new moon holds the old moon in her lap, fair weather.”
14. “When the wind is in the east, It’s good for neither man nor beast. When the wind is in the north, The old folk should not venture forth. When the wind is in the south, It blows the bait in the fishes’ mouth. When the wind is in the west, It is of all the winds the best.”
15. “If the clouds move against the wind, Rain will follow.”
16. “Rain before seven, Clear before eleven.”
17. “The sharper the blast The sooner ‘tis past.”
18. “The ash before the oak Choke, choke, choke, The oak before the ash Splash, splash, splash.”
19. “When your joints all start to ache, Rainy weather is at stake.”
20. “When the glass falls low, Prepare for a blow; When the glass is high, Let your kites fly.”
21. “The moon, her face be red, Of water she speaks.”
22. “Long foretold, long last Short notice, soon passed.”
