Historically we’ve looked to nature to help forecast the weather; here are some indicators gleaned from generations of folk wisdom.
While these days we rely on all kinds of technical wizardry for our weather prognostications, the entirety of history before us looked at the natural world to get a sense of what was to come.
Time-Tested Folk Wisdom
The following are 12 of the 20 signs, all of which The Almanac notes are still relevant today. I can’t say whether all of these have any science to back them up, but they certainly have generations of folk wisdom to do so. Some of them seem valid as indicators of early winter – but as for severity, well, we shall see. I know that I’ll still be looking at the weather reports, but don’t be surprised if you see me considering a parade of ants as well. Animals have a good sense about these things; who are we not to listen to them?
