Best ways to predict the weather - without a meteorologist  20 items ranked 
				
				
				
					Top 20 proven methods and some old wives tales about predicting the weather
				
				
				
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						The moon
						
						‘See a ring around the moon, a storm is sure to follow soon’
					
				 
				
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						Clouds
						
						High white clouds indicate fine weather, low gathering dark clouds indicate rain
					
				 
				
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						Temperature
						
						A steady drop in temperature when the sun is still rising indicates a cold, dry front moving in
					
				 
				
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						Morning Glory flower
						
						
					
				 
				
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						Seagulls
						
						‘Seagull, seagull sit on the sand; it’s a sign of rain when you are at hand’
					
				 
				
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						Wind direction
						
						A sudden change in wind direction can be a strong indicator of a storm approaching
					
				 
				
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						Weathervanes
						
						
					
				 
				
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						Scarlet Pimpernel flower
						
						‘The poor man’s weather glass’
					
				 
				
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						Squirrel’s tails
						
						
					
				 
				
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						Crickets
						
						Chirp faster when warm, slower when wet
					
				 
				
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						‘Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight’
						
						Indicates high pressure moving in bringing warm air with it
					
				 
				
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						’Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning’
						
						Indicates  low pressure moving in bringing rain with it
					
				 
				
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						Birds
						
						Insect eating birds seen flying lower to the ground than normal indicate rain coming
					
				 
				
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						Campfire smoke
						
						Descending, swirling smoke indicates low pressure and rain moving in
					
				 
				
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						Earth smells
						
						Air smells fresher and cleaner just before a rainfall
					
				 
				
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						Pine cones
						
						
					
				 
				
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						Seaweed
						
						
					
				 
				
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						Cows
						
						Cows lying down in the field indicates rain is on the way
					
				 
				
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						Sounds of nature
						
						Everything sounds clearer, particularly bird song, when rain is approaching
					
				 
				
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						Groundhog Day
						
						
					
				 
				
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