Reading the Clouds
 

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

--
Q

Reading the Clouds
 

Sharp decline in temperature (up this way at least) can be an early indicator
of rain....
even when the sky is relatively cloudless.

Reading the Clouds
 

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
Sharp decline in temperature (up this way at least) can be an early
indicator
of rain....
even when the sky is relatively cloudless.

Jeez, a clock ringing on the hour could be deemed a decent indicator of
imminent rain where you live. Where I live, there are no reliable
indicators of rain. We believe it if and when it finally hits the ground.
Had a pretty good one last Tuesday night. First one in 100 days. And this
is our "monsoon" season.

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"Q" wrote in message
...
To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

When I had a mule (I have a small "farm"), he would turn in circles
if rain was approaching - always to the right. He never did that
unless rain was coming.

I can also tell if there is a thunderstorm in the area by my Border
Collie Duke Dogge Dog - he will come into my office (or garage
or wherever) and stay right by my left side - don't know why, but
that's the way it is.

Later,

Tom

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In Seattle, if you can see the mountain, it's going to rain. If you can't
see the mtn it is raining!
G
"RG" wrote in message
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"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
Sharp decline in temperature (up this way at least) can be an early
indicator
of rain....
even when the sky is relatively cloudless.

Jeez, a clock ringing on the hour could be deemed a decent indicator of
imminent rain where you live. Where I live, there are no reliable
indicators of rain. We believe it if and when it finally hits the ground.
Had a pretty good one last Tuesday night. First one in 100 days. And
this
is our "monsoon" season.

Reading the Clouds
 

Collie Duke Dogge Dog - he will come into my office (or garage
or wherever) and stay right by my left side

Auggie Doggie is in my lap ;-)

It would be cute if he was much less than 75 lbs.

Reading the Clouds
 

I am in the sub tropics so a thunderstorm is an afternoon certainty for about 6
months of the year. The only question is whether it will come over you. The
local weather RADAR on cable TV is the best forecaster. I certainly wish
someone would bvroadcast that on an unused UHF channel!!! Then a $69 TV would
be your weather station.
As it is we make do by watching the strato cumulous formations and plotting
them against a fixed object to determine the direction of travel. The sun is
handy for this when you are out in the middle of nowhere.

Reading the Clouds
 

In Seattle, if you can see the mountain, it's going to rain. If you can't
see the mtn it is raining!

Actually, Mt Tahoma is a an excellent forecaster of rain, all joking aside.

The first clear day that a cloud forms just above the summit is usually the
last day before it begins raining again. No wonder they renamed the moutain
Rainier. It's Rainier here than almost anywhere else.

Reading the Clouds
 

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:04:16 -0500, Q
wrote:

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

The ruptured disk in my back is pretty good at predicting storms, but
even better is my mother's "Weather rock".

She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.

If it's black and shiny, it's raining.
If it's pale gray, it frosted last night.
If it's white, it's snowing, or snowed last night.
If she can't see it: heavy fog or snow.
If it's rolling across the yard, it's time to get the wash off the
clothesline, it's gonna be windy.

noah

Courtesy of Lee Yeaton,
See the boats of rec.boats
www.TheBayGuide.com/rec.boats

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On 8 Aug 2003 18:37:16 -0500, noah
wrote:
She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.
==============================================
Ahh yes, the "north" country. What day was summer this year? I've
seen it snow in September more than once.

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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:50:55 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On 8 Aug 2003 18:37:16 -0500, noah
wrote:
She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.
==============================================
Ahh yes, the "north" country. What day was summer this year? I've
seen it snow in September more than once.

Summer was Tuesday, week before last. :o)

Glad you're a "fan", it's beautiful country.

When I was a kid, we had a Christmas morning that was 56° below zero.
No bull. You could hear the trees "popping" all night. The sap
freezes and the tree splits with a loud "pop".

Light snow on the 4th of July once. Ruined our first "allowed" swim
of the season. Mom and Dad had no sense of adventure.

noah


Courtesy of Lee Yeaton,
See the boats of rec.boats
www.TheBayGuide.com/rec.boats

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"noah" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:04:16 -0500, Q
wrote:

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

The ruptured disk in my back is pretty good at predicting storms, but
even better is my mother's "Weather rock".

She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.

If it's black and shiny, it's raining.
If it's pale gray, it frosted last night.
If it's white, it's snowing, or snowed last night.
If she can't see it: heavy fog or snow.
If it's rolling across the yard, it's time to get the wash off the
clothesline, it's gonna be windy.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I haven't seen that in years - I love it.

Later,

Tom

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On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 00:26:49 GMT, "Rural Knight"
wrote:


"noah" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:04:16 -0500, Q
wrote:

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

The ruptured disk in my back is pretty good at predicting storms, but
even better is my mother's "Weather rock".

She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.

If it's black and shiny, it's raining.
If it's pale gray, it frosted last night.
If it's white, it's snowing, or snowed last night.
If she can't see it: heavy fog or snow.
If it's rolling across the yard, it's time to get the wash off the
clothesline, it's gonna be windy.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I haven't seen that in years - I love it.

Later,

Tom


...."I haven't seen that in years..."

....Uhm,...did Dad know you were lookin' at Mom's "weather rock"?
:o)
noah

Courtesy of Lee Yeaton,
See the boats of rec.boats
www.TheBayGuide.com/rec.boats

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On 8 Aug 2003 19:22:12 -0500, noah
wrote:

Summer was Tuesday, week before last. :o)

Glad you're a "fan", it's beautiful country.
======================================
I grew up in the snow belt south of Lake Ontario where they get 200
inches of snow a year, and then went to college in Potsdam with a lot
of side trips to the Adirondacks. Any excuse would do. Breakfast at
the Miss Tupper diner? Why not - always seemed like a logical
question at 2:00AM after a few beers. It got down to -41 once when I
was in Potsdam and a lot of strange things happened at that
temperature but don't remember any trees splitting. Seems reasonable
though. The transmission grease in my old Ford used to get so thick
that it would sometimes try to take off in neutral, and that was on
the off chance that it would start at all.

Reading the Clouds
 

Check out:
http://www.storm-hawk.com/
http://www.wxworx.com/
http://www.wxport.com/

All will show weather, Doppler radar, etc. one even overlays it on your
electronic charts! WFax is starting to look pretty weak.

--


Keith
__
'Hurhurhur, 2400 baud sucks' - V.bis and Baudhead
"Gfretwell" wrote in message
...
I am in the sub tropics so a thunderstorm is an afternoon certainty for
about 6
months of the year. The only question is whether it will come over you.
The
local weather RADAR on cable TV is the best forecaster. I certainly wish
someone would bvroadcast that on an unused UHF channel!!! Then a $69 TV
would
be your weather station.
As it is we make do by watching the strato cumulous formations and
plotting
them against a fixed object to determine the direction of travel. The sun
is
handy for this when you are out in the middle of nowhere.

Reading the Clouds
 

"noah" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 00:26:49 GMT, "Rural Knight"
wrote:


"noah" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:04:16 -0500, Q
wrote:

To all:

A lot of folks have their favorite "telltales" from nature indicating
future weather. Woolly caterpillars are a favorite of country folk.
I found the following regarding clouds:
http://www.americanboating.org/quiz9.htm

Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

The ruptured disk in my back is pretty good at predicting storms, but
even better is my mother's "Weather rock".

She's in her eighties, lives in the Adirondack Mountains, and has this
rock sitting on the front lawn.

If it's black and shiny, it's raining.
If it's pale gray, it frosted last night.
If it's white, it's snowing, or snowed last night.
If she can't see it: heavy fog or snow.
If it's rolling across the yard, it's time to get the wash off the
clothesline, it's gonna be windy.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I haven't seen that in years - I love it.

Later,

Tom


..."I haven't seen that in years..."

...Uhm,...did Dad know you were lookin' at Mom's "weather rock"?
:o)

My Great Grandfather, who was a Midwest farmer all his life,
used to say something similar to that. I hadn't heard it in years -
more than I care to remember actually. :)

Nice to see it again.

Later,

Tom

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In article et, "Rural
Knight" writes:

I can also tell if there is a thunderstorm in the area by my Border
Collie Duke Dogge Dog

My black lab does the same. He gets real quiet and sticks right by my side.
More properly, under my feet.

Frank Bell

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It seems that the best indicator of rain, currently in the south,
is change of day.

-Jim


Q wrote:
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Anyone have any other favorite indicators? Minus 10 points for "Red
Sky at night..."

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Q