All of this info comes from the book Maryland Folklore and Folklife by George G. Carey. I’m sure some you have heard of before, some may be brand new!
Hope you enjoy!
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It will be a long winter if the bands on caterpillars are narrow, leaves are slow to fall, squirrels grow unusually bushy tails, skin of the belly of a catfish is unusually thick, the breastbone of a chicken is long and black
The weather the last Friday of the month determines the weather for the following month
rain before seven, clear by eleven
Evening red, and morning gray Sends the traveler on his way Evening gray and morning red Sends down rain upon his head
DC sunset
A rooster that crows when he goes to bed Will get up next morning with a wet head
A sunshiny shower Won’t last an hour
Red sky at night, sailors delight Red sky in morning, sailors take warning
When crows flock together it’s a sign of bad weather
a flock of crows (pinterest)
If a cat passes a paw over its ear, it’s a sign of bad weather
A high hornet’s nest is a sign of deep snow coming
when you see raindrops hanging from the clothesline, you know it will rain again tomorrow
onion skin thick and tough coming weather will be rough Onion skin very thin mild weather coming in
when the horns of the moon point down, it will rain
it will snow if. . . turkeys sit in trees and refuse to come down cats sit with their back to the fire dry leaves rattle in the trees burning wood drops in the fire air becomes still and silent
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if the smoke of the chimney floats towards the ground, this is a sign of rain
the number of stars in the circle around the moon tell the number of days before a storm will come
If the fog lifts the rain will fall If the fog descends no rain at all
“FOUR ROSES” BAROMETER
Infallible Weather Indicator. Hang outside in exposed place.
Directions
To read weather signs:
If tail is dry – Fair If tail is wet – Rain If tail is swinging – Windy If tail is frozen – Cold If wet and swinging – Stormy
Hope you have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!!
“What is the world’s delight? Lightning that marks the night, Brief even as bright.”
Thank you for all the folklore. It is neat to keep up on Maryland tradition.
Thank you and you’re welcome! I enjoy reading this stuff and thought I’d share…no good keeping this to myself 😅
Those are fun to read, and I’ve heard of some of them. 🙂