Weather Tales

Currently compiling a collection of legends and observations about local weather.
Some of these have been handed down from generation to generation. Feel free to send more in for inclusion - but please let me know if you wish to be acknowledged for your contribution.

"You can learn everything you need to know about the weather this week by walking outside before breakfast. Enjoy the sunrise. "

Wet Weather Ahead...

A Macquarie Valley farmer has noted that before significant rains, there is an increase in sightings of echidna.

Ants building raised nests usually indicate impending wet weather.

Dry Spells Ahead...

Emus nesting in the gilguys suggest drought lies ahead. - (gilguys are a depression or hollow in the ground)

Contributions from Dan in America:

A ring around the moon at night indicates wet weather coming. The closer the ring to the moon, the sooner the wetness will appear.

House flies are particularly persistent pests before an impending cold spell in early winter.

And of course... Biblical referenced, as well as taught in Harriett Fordyce's elementary school science class... "Red at night, sailor's delight, Red in the morning, sailors take warning." (Sunrise or sunset color foretells short-term weather events).

The presence of cirrus clouds high in the sky during fair weather indicates an approaching storm front.

A heavy dew in the morning will prevent rain that night.