Weather Proverbs Quiz

2. "A cow with its tail to the west, makes weather the best; A cow with its tail to the east, makes..."

• Good economic sense
  his saying has some truth to it. An animal grazes with its tail to the wind so that it can smell a predator approching from the rear. So, insofar as an east wind implies foul weather and a west wind implies fair weather, a grazing animal's tail is a good sign of the approaching weather.
• The tastiest feast
  his saying has some truth to it. An animal grazes with its tail to the wind so that it can smell a predator approching from the rear. So, insofar as an east wind implies foul weather and a west wind implies fair weather, a grazing animal's tail is a good sign of the approaching weather.
• Weather the least
  his saying has some truth to it. An animal grazes with its tail to the wind so that it can smell a predator approching from the rear. So, insofar as an east wind implies foul weather and a west wind implies fair weather, a grazing animal's tail is a good sign of the approaching weather.
• March a beast
  his saying has some truth to it. An animal grazes with its tail to the wind so that it can smell a predator approching from the rear. So, insofar as an east wind implies foul weather and a west wind implies fair weather, a grazing animal's tail is a good sign of the approaching weather.

3. "When the ditch offends the nose, look for..."

• Rain and stormy blows
  High-pressure conditions serve to trap a certain amount of odors in ditches and other low lying areas. As pressure decreases, as before a storm, odors from ditches, swamps, and cellars are able to escape.
• Sun through the clouds to show
  High-pressure conditions serve to trap a certain amount of odors in ditches and other low lying areas. As pressure decreases, as before a storm, odors from ditches, swamps, and cellars are able to escape.
• Nose plugs
  High-pressure conditions serve to trap a certain amount of odors in ditches and other low lying areas. As pressure decreases, as before a storm, odors from ditches, swamps, and cellars are able to escape.

4. "When smoke descends..."

• You make new friends
  The instability of pre-storm pressures and humidity keeps smoke from chimneys or bonfires from rising quickly. Smoke curls downward in the face of a storm wind.
• The rain ends
  The instability of pre-storm pressures and humidity keeps smoke from chimneys or bonfires from rising quickly. Smoke curls downward in the face of a storm wind.
• Good weather ends
  The instability of pre-storm pressures and humidity keeps smoke from chimneys or bonfires from rising quickly. Smoke curls downward in the face of a storm wind.
• You start to cough
  The instability of pre-storm pressures and humidity keeps smoke from chimneys or bonfires from rising quickly. Smoke curls downward in the face of a storm wind.

5. "Red sky at night, sailor's delight; Red sky in morning, sailors..."

• Start snoring
  When the western sky is especially clear, there is often a red sunset. That is because the sun is low in the sky and its light passes through dust and pollution particles in the lower atmosphere. This is especially true if an area of high air pressure is present. However, if the sky is red in the eastern morning sky, then the high pressure region has already passed, and an area of low pressure may follow, possibly bringing clouds, rain or storms.
• Go fishing
  When the western sky is especially clear, there is often a red sunset. That is because the sun is low in the sky and its light passes through dust and pollution particles in the lower atmosphere. This is especially true if an area of high air pressure is present. However, if the sky is red in the eastern morning sky, then the high pressure region has already passed, and an area of low pressure may follow, possibly bringing clouds, rain or storms.
• Take warning
  When the western sky is especially clear, there is often a red sunset. That is because the sun is low in the sky and its light passes through dust and pollution particles in the lower atmosphere. This is especially true if an area of high air pressure is present. However, if the sky is red in the eastern morning sky, then the high pressure region has already passed, and an area of low pressure may follow, possibly bringing clouds, rain or storms.

6. "Mare's tails and mackerel scales make tall ships..."

• Take in their sails
  A mackerel sky refers to the cirrocumulus clouds that often precede an approaching warm front, which will eventually bring strong veering winds (changing from northeast to Southwest and east to west) and precipitation.
• Safe from gales
  A mackerel sky refers to the cirrocumulus clouds that often precede an approaching warm front, which will eventually bring strong veering winds (changing from northeast to Southwest and east to west) and precipitation.
• Sink
  A mackerel sky refers to the cirrocumulus clouds that often precede an approaching warm front, which will eventually bring strong veering winds (changing from northeast to Southwest and east to west) and precipitation.

7. "A clear moon means..."

• No clouds till noon
  If the atmosphere is clear, the surface of the earth is able to cool quickly at night, since there is no "blanket" of clouds to hold in the heat absorbed during the day. If the temperature is low enough on these clear nights and there is no wind, frost may form.
• A warm July
  If the atmosphere is clear, the surface of the earth is able to cool quickly at night, since there is no "blanket" of clouds to hold in the heat absorbed during the day. If the temperature is low enough on these clear nights and there is no wind, frost may form.
• Frost soon
  If the atmosphere is clear, the surface of the earth is able to cool quickly at night, since there is no "blanket" of clouds to hold in the heat absorbed during the day. If the temperature is low enough on these clear nights and there is no wind, frost may form.

8. "A halo around the sun or moon will likely bring..."

• A warm and humid June
  The halo around the sun or moon is caused by a layer of cirrus clouds. These clouds are made of ice crystals that act as tiny prisms, forming a white or sometimes colorful halo around the sun or moon. The clouds often indicate an approaching warm front and an associated area of low pressure. Rain or snow will not always follow, but there is a higher probability of it after a halo is seen. The brighter the halo, the greater the probability.
• Your doom
  The halo around the sun or moon is caused by a layer of cirrus clouds. These clouds are made of ice crystals that act as tiny prisms, forming a white or sometimes colorful halo around the sun or moon. The clouds often indicate an approaching warm front and an associated area of low pressure. Rain or snow will not always follow, but there is a higher probability of it after a halo is seen. The brighter the halo, the greater the probability.
• Rain or snow soon
  The halo around the sun or moon is caused by a layer of cirrus clouds. These clouds are made of ice crystals that act as tiny prisms, forming a white or sometimes colorful halo around the sun or moon. The clouds often indicate an approaching warm front and an associated area of low pressure. Rain or snow will not always follow, but there is a higher probability of it after a halo is seen. The brighter the halo, the greater the probability.
• April showers
  The halo around the sun or moon is caused by a layer of cirrus clouds. These clouds are made of ice crystals that act as tiny prisms, forming a white or sometimes colorful halo around the sun or moon. The clouds often indicate an approaching warm front and an associated area of low pressure. Rain or snow will not always follow, but there is a higher probability of it after a halo is seen. The brighter the halo, the greater the probability.

9. "A rainbow in the morning gives you..."

• Old men snoring
  In the morning, when the sun is in the east, the rain shower and its rainbow are in the west. In the northern hemisphere, the weather moves mostly from west to east. A morning rainbow means the rain is moving from the west toward the observer.
• Fair warning
  In the morning, when the sun is in the east, the rain shower and its rainbow are in the west. In the northern hemisphere, the weather moves mostly from west to east. A morning rainbow means the rain is moving from the west toward the observer.
• Seven swans 'a swimmin'
  In the morning, when the sun is in the east, the rain shower and its rainbow are in the west. In the northern hemisphere, the weather moves mostly from west to east. A morning rainbow means the rain is moving from the west toward the observer.

10. "April showers bring..."

• Superpowers
  Can't grow flowers without water, after all.
• Leeches
  Can't grow flowers without water, after all.
• May flowers
  Can't grow flowers without water, after all.
• July showers
  Can't grow flowers without water, after all.