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Offline Farmtalk

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Accurate or Not? You decide!
« on: January 30, 2014, 12:09:37 PM »
So I thought about having some fun with this forum. Somebody posts a weather folklore, and then we decide whether it's accurate or not accurate. Here we go!!

If salt is sticky,
And gains in weight;
It will rain
Before too late
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Re: Accurate or Not? You decide!
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2014, 12:13:45 PM »
Accurate.  Sort of.
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Re: Accurate or Not? You decide!
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2014, 03:14:59 PM »
Sodium Chloride (salt) is hygroscopic...attracts water from air.

Lookup the word: deliquescence
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Re: Accurate or Not? You decide!
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2014, 03:34:57 PM »
This is one that I remember from the Bible.
Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight, red sky in the morning shepherd's warning’

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Re: Accurate or Not? You decide!
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2014, 10:44:20 PM »
gee thought the saying was "If your shoe sticks to the floor, don't reach down and feel for why."
Salt really doesn't get sticky.


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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2014, 02:01:15 AM »
This is one that I remember from the Bible.
Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight, red sky in the morning shepherd's warning’

Never heard a scientific explanation for that one, maybe someone else might know a good reason?

Here's another one!

A ring around the sun or moon,
Means that rain will come real soon

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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2014, 06:50:37 AM »
Accurate, this is what I found out researching:

Red sky at night, sailors delight.
When we see a red sky at night, this means that the setting sun is sending its light through a high concentration of dust particles. This usually indicates high pressure and stable air coming in from the west. Basically good weather will follow.

Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning.
A red sunrise reflects the dust particles of a system that has just passed from the west. This indicates that a storm system may be moving to the east. If the morning sky is a deep fiery red, it means a high water content in the atmosphere. So, rain is on its way.


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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2014, 09:07:35 AM »
and a local one:  Ed Wilson happy and smiling,  Bad weather coming   (local NBC station)

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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2014, 07:15:59 AM »
a little accurate

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« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2014, 01:43:53 PM »
Accurate, this is what I found out researching:

Red sky at night, sailors delight.
When we see a red sky at night, this means that the setting sun is sending its light through a high concentration of dust particles. This usually indicates high pressure and stable air coming in from the west. Basically good weather will follow.

Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning.
A red sunrise reflects the dust particles of a system that has just passed from the west. This indicates that a storm system may be moving to the east. If the morning sky is a deep fiery red, it means a high water content in the atmosphere. So, rain is on its way.

Nicely said!  8-) Never thought about it like that!

Ok, how about this one?

If crows fly low, winds going to blow; If crows fly high, winds going to die.
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Re: Accurate or Not? You decide!
« Reply #11 on: February 02, 2014, 02:08:23 PM »
Chimney smoke descends, our nice weather ends
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« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2014, 02:15:39 PM »
That's pretty much the same saying isn't it? I guess it just has to do with high and low pressure?
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Re: Accurate or Not? You decide!
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2014, 01:32:18 PM »
 "Every heavy fog in August means a snow event during the winter"

The local formers here in KY were warning us last August after many morning fogs. We have had a much colder and more snow days this year.

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« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2014, 04:13:36 AM »
Sorry I hadn't seen this sooner, and in West Virginia, many farmers say this as well... I may keep track for fun this coming August  ;)
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« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2014, 07:53:17 PM »
I think this one is applicable for the east coast.. at least the first part thus far!

A warm November is the sign of a bad winter.
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Re: Accurate or Not? You decide!
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2015, 01:48:03 AM »
What about this one:

If crows fly low, winds going to blow;
If crows fly high, winds going to die.
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« Reply #17 on: August 12, 2015, 10:34:57 AM »
Seems like it makes sense. That would be like squirrels not wanting to climb high in trees during wind storms/high wind events due to the swaying of the weaker tree branches up at the top. Anybody else have any thoughts?
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« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2015, 02:23:18 PM »
Squirrels here don't nest in trees. They go underground but are active during the winter.  As to crows flying that applies to most birds. Gulls do the same thing as weather changes. Raven when it gets hot the walk instead of flying. Cooler walking then flying creating the heat burning up engry.

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« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2021, 10:45:38 PM »
If your joints start to ache, an umbrella is sure to take.

Lower pressure does make your joints ache so yes!

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« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2021, 12:03:22 AM »
 One my brother often quotes:

"The bonny moon is on her back,
Mend your shoon and sort your thack."

shoon is shoes and thack is thatch for roof. Wet weather coming.

 May work in  Virginia,  but not in Kansas.

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« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2021, 12:23:29 AM »
A ring around the sun or moon means that rain will come real soon.