3413. If the sun rise pale, or pale-red, or even dark blue, there will be rain during the day.

3414. If the clouds at sunrise be red, ihere will be rain the following day.

3415. If at sunrise many dark clouds are seen in the west, and remain, there will be rain on that day.

3416. If the sun rise covered with a ark-spotted cloud; rain the same day.

3417. If in the winter there be a red sky at sunrise; steady rain same day. in summer, showers and wind.

3418. If the sun set in dark heavy clouds; rain next day;

3419. But if it rain directly; wina the following day.

3420. If the sun set pale, or purple; rain or wind the following day.

3421. If the sun set, and there be a very red sky in the east; wind: in the south-east, rain.

3422. If long strips of clouds drive at a slow rate high in the air, and gradually become larger, the sky having been previously clear, there will be wet.

3423. If there be many falling stars on a clear evening, in the summer, there will be thunder.

3424. If there be a change of the wind from the north west or west, to the south-west or south, or else from the north-east or east, to the south-east or south; wet.

3425. If the sun burn more than usual, or there be a halo round the sun during fine weather; wet.

3426. If it rain and the sun shine; showers.

3427. If the full moon rise pale; wet.

3428. If the full moon rise red; wind.

3429. If the stars appear larger, and closer, and flicker; rain or wind.

3430. If small white clouds, with rough edges, be seen to gather together; there will be wind.

3431. Before thunder, it often begins to blow.

3432. If there be a fleecy sky, un less driving north-west; wet.

3433. After an Aurora Borealis.

3434. If clouds, at different heights, float in different directions.

3435. If an assemblage of large or small clouds spread out, or become thicker and darker.

3436. If clouds suddenly appear in the south.

3437. If the lower clouds drive more from the south than those above.

3438. If there be rain about two Lours after sunrise, it will be followed by showers.

3 430. If there be a damp fog or mist, accompanied with wind; uet.

3440. If there be a halo round the moon, in fine weather; and the larger the circle, the nearer the rain.

3441. If the stars above 45 degrees, especially the North Star, flicker strongly and appear closer than usual, there will be rain.

3442. If the morning be clear and sunny, in summer or autumn, there will be ruin.

3443. If the fields in the morning be covered with a heavy wet fog, it will generally rain within two or three days.

3444. "A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning."

3445. If the leaves of the trees move without any perceptible wind, rain may be expected.

3446. If there be a west and south-west wind in July and December; much rain.

3447. If there be a north wind in April; rain

3448. If there be an abundance of hoar-frost; rain.

3449. If there be in May a south-west wind; genial showers.

3450. If mists rise and settle on the hill-tops; rain.

3451. If the sky, after fine weather, become wavy, with small clouds; rain,

3452. If, in winter, the clouds appear fleecy, with a very blue sky, expect snow or cold rain.

3453. If the clouds pass in opposite directions, both currents moving rapidly, expect more rain than in Rule 22.

3454. If the wind blow between north and east, or east, with clouds, for some days, and if clouds be then seen driving from the south high up, rain will follow plentifully, sometimes forty-eight hours afterwards. If, after or during the rain, the wind goes to the south or south-west: better weather.

3455. If there be a continuance of rain from the south, it will be scarcely ever succeeded by settled weather before the wind changes, either to the west or some point of the north.

3456. If rain fall during an east wind, it may be expected to last twenty-four hours.

3457. If old and rheumatic people complain of their corns and joints; and limbs once broken ache at the place of their union.

3458. If the smoke from chimneys blow down; or if soot take fire more readily than usual, or fall down the chimney into the grate; expect ram.

3459. If ditches and drains smell stronger than usual, expect rain; as also if tobacco smoke seems denser and more powerful.

3460. If the marygold continue shut after seven in the evening; rain.

3461. If the convolvulus and chick-weed close, there will be rain.

3462. If sheep, rams, and goats spring about in the meadows, and fight more than usual.

3463. If asses shake their ears, bray, and rub against walls or trees.

3464. If cattle leave off feeding, and chase each other in their pastures.

3465. If cats lick their bodies, and wash their faces.

3466. If foxes and dogs howl and bark more than usual; if dogs grow sleepy and dull; also if they eat grass.

3467. If swine be restless, and grunt loudly: if they squeak and jerk up their heads, there will be much wind; whence the proverb - "Pigs can 6ee the wind."

3468. If moles cast up hills; rain: if through openings in the frozen turf, or through a thin covering of snow, a change to open weather may be expected.

3469. If horses stretch out their necks, and sniff the air, and assemble in the corner of a field, with their heads to leeward; rain.

3470. If rats and mice be restless and squeak much

3471. If peacocks and guinea-fowls scream, and turkeys gobble; and if quails lake more noise than usual.

3472 If sea-birds fly towards land, and land-birds to sea.

3473. If the cock crow made than usual, and earlier.

3474. If swallows fly lower than usual.

3475. If the crow makes a great deal of noise, and fly round and round.

3476. If water-fowl scream more than usual, and plunge into the water.

3477. If birds in general pick their feathers, wash themselves, and fly to their nests.

3478. If cranes place their bills under their wings.

3480. If bees remain in their hives, or fly but a short distance from them.

3481. If fish bite more readily, and gambol near the surface of the streams or ponds.

3482. If gnats, flies, etc, bite sharper than usual.

3483. If worms creep out of the ground in great numbers.

3484. If frogs and toads croak more than usual.

3485. If the cricket sing louder than usual.

3486. If woodlice run about in great number.

3487. If the owl screech*.

3488. If the sea-anemone shut; and according to the extent it open, so will the weather be fine, or less so.