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Bad weather signs. Folk omens about the weather. Signs of upcoming good and stable weather

Since ancient times, observant people have discovered various signs local weather changes and learned how to use them. As a rule, with the help of such "signs" you can predict the weather for 6-12 hours, but some signs can help predict for a day or two. As a rule, 4 types of weather are distinguished: clear and dry (hot in summer, frosty in winter, but always sunny), unstable weather (cloudy with clearings, heavy rains or snowstorms), cloudy weather without significant precipitation and bad weather with heavy precipitation. As we know, clear weather is characteristic of anticyclones, unstable weather is characteristic of cold air masses after the passage of cold fronts of a cyclone, cloudy weather is characteristic of the area dominated by warm air after the passage of a warm front of a cyclone, and heavy precipitation is characteristic of an approaching warm front in cyclones. Each type of weather has its own characteristics.

Signs of stable clear weather:

1. If dew falls shortly after sunset in the summer, then the night and the next day will be clear.
2. Smoke from the chimney curls up - to clear weather, even if the sky is covered with clouds.
3. If in the summer morning the sky is clear, and by noon cumulus clouds appear, the number of which grows and reaches maximum values by 3-4 pm, and then their number begins to decrease, which means the night is expected to be clear. Also, well-defined cumulus clouds predict warm and clear weather.
4. If a slight wind appears in the morning, which intensifies during the day and subsides in the evening, then this night you will be able to observe the starry sky. (People also say: "If the wind subsides by night, it doesn't rain").
5. If, after a clear night, fog falls in the lowlands, which turns into ragged stratus clouds, it may well be that by lunchtime it will disappear and next night will also be clear. If the weather does not clear by noon, then the night will be cloudy.
6. One of the most known signs clear weather is a clear sunset, when the sun sets not in the clouds, but in the horizon - so the night will be clear.

Signs of unsettled weather approaching:

1. If dew does not fall in the evening, then most likely at night it will rain. (Sometimes, very rarely, in very dry weather, dew may also be absent, but this does not portend a deterioration in the weather).
2. If in the summer afternoon the growth of cumulus clouds did not stop, and they took the form of towers with a flat top "anvil", there is a high probability of a thunderstorm.
3. If the sky is not piercingly blue, but rather whitish, then the weather is likely to worsen.
4. The wind, which intensifies in the evening in clear weather, indicates that at night the weather is likely to deteriorate sharply.
5. If it doesn’t get colder after a thunderstorm, then you shouldn’t expect clear weather.
6. Smoke spreads on the ground - to the deterioration of the weather.
7. If in winter after a clear day in the evening the sky is covered with incoming clouds, you should expect warming and inclement weather with rain or snow.
8. If distant objects seem closer, then the weather will soon deteriorate.

Signs of bad weather:

1. A sure sign of bad weather is cirrus clouds. Their appearance suggests that somewhere in 20 hours the weather will completely deteriorate.
2. A sure sign that after 10-12 hours it will rain or snow is the appearance of altostratus clouds, due to which halos appear around the Sun or Moon.
3. If the Sun sets in a cloud, expect a long bad weather.
4. characteristic feature weather deterioration are clouds that float as if against the wind.
5. If the heat subsides in summer and gets warmer in winter, then the period of clear weather is over.
6. The night wind changes its direction counterclockwise - a sure sign of an approaching cyclone.
7. Pressure drops - to bad weather.

Signs of improving weather:

1. If, after a long storm, a continuous veil of clouds contains breaks, the clouds break up, then the weather will improve soon. Especially impressive is the improvement in the weather, when in the evening in the west the rays of the setting sun break through the breaks in the clouds.
2. If during rain or snowfall the wind increases and changes its direction counterclockwise, the bad weather will soon end.
3. Cold weather during bad weather is a sign that cold front has already passed and the weather will improve.
4. A rainbow appears in the evening - it will clear up at night. In general, many signs are associated with rainbows, for example, a morning rainbow, on the contrary, portends bad weather, a high rainbow for the wind, a low one for rain, a quickly disappearing rainbow gives a clear sky, and a long standing one - overcast.

The beginning of prolonged rains or snowfalls is associated with the approach of a cyclone and its fronts. This is indicated by nighttime warming. As the cyclone approaches, the wind increases noticeably. The surest sign of a near bad weather is a gradual increase in cloudiness.

If you carefully follow how a long bad weather sets in, you can see such a picture. The sun shines brightly in the blue sky, and everything, it would seem, speaks of stable cloudless weather. But in the western part of the horizon, barely noticeable thin, transparent hook-shaped cirrus clouds appear, located at an altitude of about 10 km. They gradually fill the entire sky. Approximately 20 hours after their appearance, inclement weather sets in.
Often we do not notice these clouds and do not suspect the onset of bad weather. But several hours pass, the cloudiness becomes more and more dense, turning into a continuous whitish veil of cirrostratus clouds. Colored large circles are often visible around the Sun or Moon. The sky is already unrecognizable: it is all covered with clouds, through which the Sun or the Moon dimly shines through. This means that the cover of cirrostratus clouds has been replaced by denser altostratus clouds located at an altitude of 5 km. The sun or the moon are translucent in the form of bright spots, sometimes quite weak. Altostratus clouds are a sure sign of approaching rain (snow).

Signs of bad weather:

The air pressure drops.
Thin cirrus clouds appear on the horizon, elongated into narrow bands with blurry ends and diverging as if from one point.
Above the tops of the hills, "flags" appear (clouds "hooked" on the top).
The wind gets stronger at night.
Light rings appear around the sun or moon.
Dew and frost do not settle.
The evening dawn has a bright red color.
The stars twinkle strongly (if the stars shone calmly for several days, and then began to twinkle, this means that bad weather will come in 2-3 days).
Fog does not disappear after sunrise.
The sun sets in a continuous layer of cirrus clouds.
Clouds of all tiers are simultaneously visible in the sky: cumulus, wavy, cirrus, "lamb".
Smoke goes down or spreads along the ground.
Dandelion flowers have not opened since morning.
Celandine flower corollas drooped - rainy weather will come.
Swallows and swifts fly above the ground itself.
Flowers of red meadow clover curl up - in cloudy days, before the rain and at night.

Signs of continued bad weather:

Atmosphere pressure low, unchanged.
The wind is weak.
Cloudiness - continuous, without clarification.
Fog creeps over the valleys.
Heavy rain with intermittent rain.

In the mountains:

The strengthening of the upper wind, the acceleration of the movement of clouds over the peaks, the formation of powerful lenticular clouds around them, indicates the intrusion of cold air, which is fraught with a sudden drop in temperature, heavy rainfall and squalls.
If on the western or northwestern side there are many clouds of all tiers (cirrus, cumulus, "lambs") - this indicates the approach of a cold front, which usually manifests itself as a sharp increase in wind and transient heavy rains, possibly accompanied by thunderstorms.
If an almost horizontal cloud "system" appears on the horizon, covering part of the sky for not high altitude above the horizon, with well-defined edges, a strong thunderstorm is approaching.
If the cumulus clouds that appeared in the first half of the day swirl strongly, quickly growing up and out, and by noon take the form high towers or mountains with a dark, as if “melted” peak, bristling with disheveled “hair” - in the evening you should expect heavy rain with a thunderstorm. (By the way, meteorologists call such clouds clouds with strong vertical development or thunderclouds).
If the lower bases of cumulus clouds by noon not only do not rise, but even decrease, and their tops clearly spread upwards, thunderstorms should be expected.
If a huge cumulonimbus cloud with a low base and a high top is approaching, and this is accompanied by a sharp rise absolute humidity, is an imminent thunderstorm.
If the top of the cloud is not visible, but it is possible to distinguish only the base of the cloud, as called the squall gate, or veme-like clouds, the thunderstorm will begin no later than in - 20-30 minutes.
If a fan of false cirrus clouds stands out above a powerful cumulonimbus cloud or the top of the cloud, spreading to the sides, gives the entire cloud the shape of a mushroom or anvil, then thunderstorms should be expected.
The dark blue or steel gray color of a cumulonimbus cloud, as well as the appearance on it of characteristic dark and light horizontal stripes crossing the cloud, indicates the approach of a thunderstorm.
If a particularly large cumulus cloud with powerful vertical development turns into an “anvil” or “mushroom” (that is, it expands with height), while throwing out fans of cirrus and / or cirrostratus clouds (a kind of “panicle” over the “anvil”), - possible hail. Moreover, the probability of hail is higher, the greater the height of the cloud.
If along the edges of a thundercloud (a cumulus cloud with a powerful vertical development) characteristic white stripes are visible, and behind them - torn ash-colored clouds, hail should be expected.

Dark sky. Photo: Stuart

If, thanks to the rising wind, the thundercloud begins to spread, changing its vertical development to a horizontal one, take a deep breath. The threat of hail (and most likely rain) has passed.
The low-hanging base of a thundercloud with broken clouds at a very large top indicates the approach of a squall.
If cirrus clouds appear above cumulus clouds in the form of bands spreading to the sides, a downpour is approaching, and at high altitude - a blizzard.
If cumulus clouds, gradually compacting and descending, acquire a characteristic bluish tint, this means that after a while they will rain.
If cumulus clouds are pouring rain already in the first half of the day, then one should expect a protracted bad weather. On the contrary, the rain, which began in the afternoon, promises to be transient.
If cumulus clouds look like heaping mountains with dark lower bases, a strong and prolonged thunderstorm is expected.
If the cumulus clouds that appeared in the morning begin to dissipate in the evening, but the sky does not clear, but is covered with a cloudy veil of high clouds, expect heavy rain.
The movement of high clouds, deviating to the left in relation to the movement of lower ones (or clouds moving towards each other), is a sign of an approaching cold front, which means heavy rainfall (possibly accompanied by thunderstorms), squalls and cooling. After the passage of the front, the wind near the ground also turns to the left, after which a short-term clearing sometimes follows.
If the clouds are moving in a different direction than the wind blows near the ground, then the weather should worsen.
If cumulus clouds do not disappear by evening, but remain in the sky at night, expect worse weather and precipitation.
If the edges of the cumulus clouds are “disarranged”, and the edges of the clouds become blurred and lose their shape, the weather will soon worsen.
If nimbostratus clouds that have poured rain (snow in winter) are followed by a low, gray, homogeneous mass of stratus clouds, like fog enveloping hills and high-rise buildings, you can expect drizzle - precipitation consisting of tiny droplets of water, which also rain it's hard to name.

If a strip of blue sky appears among a continuous veil of nimbostratus clouds, watering the earth with prolonged rain, the inclement weather should end soon. So, anyway, say the old people. Despite all the logic of this sign, it should be used with great care. Not every break in cloudiness indicates a clearing. On the contrary, it may indicate the approach of a cold front. Intense air circulation often breaks up cloud cover ahead of the front, causing temporary clearing. But it does not last long - after a few hours a cold front rolls up and a storm falls (thunderstorm, wind, downpour, in winter - a snowstorm). Therefore, any noticeable clearing of cloudiness should be alarming. It may mean a change for the worse.

Those clouds that speak of a quick change in weather always appear at the very edge of the horizon, thickening on one side of it. Spread across the sky, they always remain densest on the side of the horizon where they first appeared. On the contrary, clouds randomly scattered across the sky are usually not harbingers of bad weather.
If the clouds have clear outlines, this means that they carry a lot of moisture or snow. And you can expect rain from them. Blurry, disintegrating clouds are virtually no trouble.
If the color of the clouds at sunset is yellow, expect rain the next day.
If the clouds go low and fast over the ground, expect a chill.
Low, fast-moving black clouds - to prolonged rains.
Blue evening clouds - to change the weather.
In mountainous area. The appearance of cloudiness during the day in high mountainous areas portends an increase in frost.



Signs of changing weather Signs of changing weather in summer. The weather never changes suddenly. Any change is always preceded by certain signs that we simply do not pay attention to, and then we are surprised that the weather took us by surprise. Our task is to learn to see these signs and be able to interpret them correctly. Let's start with something very important role in determining what the weather will be in the near future, clouds play. Spindrift clouds. This cloudiness refers to high clouds (8-10 km). Cirrus clouds take on a variety of forms: feathers, whorls, parallel, entangled, or fan-shaped bands, and so on. The appearance of a small number of such clouds does not bode well. They usually dissipate by the middle of the day. But when cirrus clouds, as if stretching out from one point of the horizon, come from the west at a noticeable speed, and at the same time are replaced by denser - cirrostratus, and then cirrocumulus clouds, you can expect the imminent arrival of a cyclone and a change in the weather. The faster the clouds move and their shape changes, the longer the rains will be. Cirrocumulus clouds look like scattered small piles of cotton. "Curls" can be various shapes and be placed either as a single mass, or separately. This is usually a sign of cloudy weather without precipitation. Cirrostratus clouds resemble a veil and give the sky a whitish or milky tint. They form halos (circles) around the sun, moon, stars, but do not cover them. This is a sign of thickening and reduced cloud cover. Often this indicates the approach of bad weather. Altocumulus clouds are medium cloudiness (3-7 km). White or gray clouds in the form of lambs, tufts or parallel stripes ("variegated sky"), may appear in small spherical or even rounded masses. The sun peeps through the upper layers. The appearance of such clouds usually indicates the approach of a cold front with showers and squalls. Altostratus clouds look like thin white or gray patches located throughout the sky or partially covering it. Through them, as through a fog, the sun shines through. Such clouds portend light rain. Stratus clouds are low clouds. These are clouds of gray color, similar to fog that has risen above the ground. They cover the sky with a gray veil or in the form of separate ridges, cover most of it and portend bad weather. Stratocumulus clouds are gray, whitish clouds with darker areas. They consist of flaps or rounded masses arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Occasionally accompanied by rain. Strato-nimbus clouds. Powerful, dark gray masses. Often below the main layer of clouds appear low ragged clouds (broken rain). With such cloudiness, rain or snowfall should be expected. Clouds vertical development. First of all, these are well-known cumulus clouds. These clouds are classified as clouds of vertical development. Outwardly, they resemble pieces of cotton wool or whipped cream floating across the sky. Their tops are convex, reminiscent of cauliflower. Most often, such clouds appearing in the second half of the morning mean good, stable weather. The number of such clouds can be considerable, and they can cover almost half the sky. Usually by the evening their ranks begin to thin out, and by sunset they completely disappear. But in some cases when high humidity they begin to grow rapidly upwards and take the form of vertical columns. These are powerful cumulus clouds. Such a cloud is a dense heavy mass. They are already specifically saturated with moisture and often have a rather dark tint. From such a cloud it may already rain. Again, in some cases, the top of such a cloud can rise so high that frozen water droplets form a smoothed flat top - an “anvil”, which spreads across the sky in the form of a fan of cirrus clouds. These are already cumulonimbus clouds, they carry showers with thunderstorms and hail, and even with hurricane winds. Sustained good (bucket) weather in mid-latitudes European Russia, Ural, Western Siberia, Belarus, the Baltic States, Ukraine and Fennoscandia has the following features: pressure fluctuates slightly during the day or rises slowly and steadily, the air temperature gradually rises after sunrise to 14-15 hours, and after sunset it drops steeply; the night is cool or even cold, until the beginning of June frosts are not ruled out in the evening, abundant dew falls, fog spreads over the lowlands and over the water in the morning the sky is completely clear or with almost motionless cirrus or cirrostratus clouds, melting until noon; in the second half of the morning the appearance of cumulus clouds; with an increase in temperature - their development, up to majestic bulks and numerical increase; the maximum development of clouds will be at 14-15 hours, and at sunset they will gradually disappear at night clear and stellar wind: complete calm at night, light gusts before sunrise, then a gradual increase in wind up to moderate or even fresh as the air warms up; weakening of the wind by sunset to calm; The maximum wind reaches at 14-15 hours in the mountains are coming a clear alternation of mountain-valley winds (during the day the wind blows from the valleys to the mountains - ascending currents, and after sunset - vice versa) on the coast of the seas and large lakes (a strip of 10-15 km) there is an alternation of daytime and night breezes sea ​​to land, and after sunset - vice versa). These signs of weather are characteristic of local air masses. They stay within the same locality for a long time and are not disturbed by air intrusions of a different origin. But in summer, in hot weather, an intramass thunderstorm can occur in the local air mass. On such days, in the morning, one feels a languishing heat - “soars”. Atmospheric pressure drops rapidly. Cumulus clouds develop to powerful tower-like forms and turn into a bluish-black thundercloud with white wisps or curls along the front (squall gate). Such thunderstorms usually have a small area. If the storm does not pass by, then the thunder that was heard from afar becomes stronger, and the intervals between flashes of lightning and thunder are getting shorter. The wind subsides, a pre-stormy lull sets in. With the approach of a cloud, the wind reappears, first in the form of light whiffs, and then grows to squall gusts. The wind can reach hurricane force. It begins to rain, in some cases with hail. But after such a thunderstorm it is clear again and the weather is fine. Worsening weather. This is evidenced by the following signs: atmospheric pressure drops, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly; it is believed that the slower the decrease is, the more stable the bad weather will be, and vice versa, the daily temperature variation is smoothed out, the difference between day and night temperatures decreases, the night coolness is less noticeable, the earth almost does not cool after sunset, therefore the fog does not rise even in the lowlands, dew does not falls at sunset to replace cumulus cirrus and cirrostratus clouds appear, most often as if fanning out from one center; moving at a speed noticeable to the eye, they gradually cover the entire sky in a thin cover of cirrus clouds, circles appear around the sun and moon (halo) - a sign of thickening and decreasing cloudiness and the imminent arrival of precipitation, the wind “blows the night dawn”, that is, it does not stop after sunset in the mountains and on the coast, the alternation of mountain-valley winds and breezes is disrupted at night or it starts to rain in the morning. All these are signs of the passage of a warm front - the front of the warm and humid air mass. Such bad weather is characterized by a duration of 2-3 days and even more. Another type of bad weather is a cold front. Signs of its approach: atmospheric pressure drops red color of the evening dawn, in which traces of cirrus clouds located far to the west are guessed; a dark band most often covers a quarter or even a third of the horizon in the evening, moving quickly, it covers the entire sky and is resolved by rain, sometimes with hail and squall winds, towering or ragged altocumulus clouds show the approach of a cold front with worsening weather and wind movement of higher clouds deviates to the left in relation to lower ones; after the passage of the front, the wind near the ground also turns to the left, after which sometimes a short-term clearing occurs in the mountains - an increase in the upper wind, an acceleration of the movement of clouds over the tops of the mountains, the formation of lentil-shaped clouds near the tops; sometimes in mountainous areas the passage of a cold front with a strong wind can occur even without clouds, with a clear sky; bad weather is recognized by the characteristic snow "flags" on the ridge. After the passage of the cold front, a clear cold weather with the winds of the northern quarter. Signs of improving weather: pressure is rising; the temperature drops in the evening and acquires a normal daily course; gray ragged clouds of bad weather disappear, and windows appear in the shroud of stratus clouds, through which you can see the blue sky with motionless cirrus or cumulus clouds; uniform continuous rain degenerates into small, sharp gusts; fog rises in the lowlands; the wind - weak and uniform in bad weather, intensifies, but, having dispersed the clouds, subsides by the end of the day; the sunset is clear, the night is clear and cold; the alternation of mountain-valley winds and breezes is restored. In addition to these signs, there are indirect signs of a change in the weather: a rainbow in the evening portends good weather, in the morning - rain; the appearance of two, three rainbows - prolonged rain; bright rainbow - to bad weather; the greener the rainbow, the longer the bad weather; if during the rain a rainbow appears and the blue color in it is weakly expressed, and the yellow is bright - this is for good weather; the rainbow is directed from north to south - to rain, from east to west - to good weather; a high and steep rainbow - towards the wind, a steep and low one - towards the rain; if the rainbow quickly disappears after the rain - to good weather; salt and tobacco become damp in the rain; fog spreads over the water - to good weather, rises from the water up - to rain, disappears after sunrise without wind - to good weather; if Milky Way full of stars and bright - for good weather, if it is dim - for rain; beetles hide in holes, and midges climb into your face - wait for rain; a black woodpecker screams in summer - to the rain; sparrows bathe in dust - to rain; ants are hiding in an anthill - it will soon be heavy rain; early in the morning the lark is not heard - to the rain; fish jump out of the water and catch insects flying over the water - to rain; seagulls gather on the shore and begin to hum - to bad weather; the wild flowers smell stronger than usual before the rain, and the dandelion closes its cap; if the woodlice ("star grass") does not open in the morning and keeps its flowers closed all day, it will rain; if the bindweed flowers close, it will soon be raining, and if in cloudy weather open - soon the weather will improve; if at night the stars twinkle strongly, and in the morning the sky is covered with clouds, then at noon there will be a thunderstorm; if on a cloudy day before sunset the sun suddenly shines brightly, there will be a long bad weather; the bright glow of fireflies - to good weather in the morning; if during sunset the solar disk is larger than usual and red, it will be windy the next day; if grasshoppers and cicadas chirp animatedly in the evening, and mosquitoes and midges curl in a column, the weather will be good. The listed signs should be considered all in a complex. Each of the signs, taken separately, by itself still does not say anything and can only lead to confusion. It should be borne in mind that in some areas there are winds of local origin, such as "suloi" or "barguzin" on Baikal or "boron" in the Novorossiysk region. When planning, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with such weather features of the travel area.

Andrey Shalygin: A short-term weather forecast for half a day, or even for two or three days, is, of course, quite simple for an experienced traveler and without any modern gadgets. But for those who don't know the differences between cirrostratus clouds and high cirrus clouds, and how fast and at what height they move, and all that stuff, ... the forecast becomes a problem. But along with the readings of the barometer, various plants, insects, birds and animals can suggest a change in the weather. Real basis They also have many folk signs that help to predict the weather. However, it must be remembered that signs and signs that are true for one area may be inaccurate for another. Therefore, when predicting the weather, it is necessary to compare the data of several "natural barometers": the more coincidences, the less likely the error. How many of them, not to list: Fish jumps out of the water, catches insects - to the rain. Dung beetles fly low above the ground - the weather will be fine the next day. The spider weaves a web in good weather, turns - to bad weather. Ants hide in an anthill with the approach of bad weather ... You won’t remember everything, but you will read it and remember something.


Signs of clear weather:- The air pressure on the barometer gradually increases. - Gaps appear in solid clouds. - Golden or light pink dawn at sunrise and sunset. - Smoke rises vertically. - On a summer morning the sky is completely clear, by noon cumulus clouds appear, which disappear by evening. - The air temperature is at its highest by noon, and drops sharply before dawn. - After sunset, low-lying fog forms, dissipating after sunrise. - It is quiet at night, during the day the wind intensifies, and in the evening it subsides again. - Heavy dew falls at night or frost sets. - Strong wind with rain. - By the evening, mosquitoes and midges "push" in a column. - Ants and spiders are active. - Bees finish flights for a bribe early. - Dung beetles fly low above the ground, swallows and swifts fly high. - The field loach opens its pale pink corollas towards the sun, water lilies turn white on the reservoirs. - The moon at sunrise has a red, rapidly disappearing border. - The coals on the fire are quickly covered with ash. - In winter, crows and jackdaws sit on the tops of trees. - In winter, towards the end of the day, the sky is covered with a hazy layer of transparent white cloud. - Even before the end of the snowfall, the squirrel leaves the Gaino, descends to the ground and walks in the snow.

Bad weather signs:- The air pressure is slowly and evenly reduced. - The temperature difference between day and night is negligible. - The fog formed in the evening disperses before sunrise. - The dawn is bright red, the evening - crimson (toward the wind). - Cirrus clouds move quickly across the sky and gradually cover the entire sky in the evening. - High clouds move to the right when looking downwind. - Cumulus clouds (in summer) do not disappear by evening, but disperse across the sky. - The wind increases in the evening, - There are large circles around the sun or moon. - During the day, the sky even without clouds seems whitish, cloudy. - The sun is setting in a cloud. - Feeling stuffy - soars. - The wind often changes direction and intensifies in the evening. Clouds go in different directions. - Sparrows sit ruffled. - Chickens and sparrows dig in the dust, swallows fly low, smoke from the chimney spreads along the ground. - Dew or frost does not fall out. - In the evening, the bees work hard until late, and in the morning they sit in the hives and do not fly to the meadows. - Dandelion flowers, white lilies and yellow water lilies do not open on ponds and lakes. Red clover rolls up leaves. - Ants hide in an anthill, close the entrances to it. - The frogs crawl out of the water onto the shore, but they do not croak loudly, but hoarsely, hoarsely. - Dogs sleep a lot, often roll on the ground, dig it hard. - The mole piles up new mounds of earth (molehills). - The Chipmunks whistle animatedly. - The fish "plays", grabs midges above the water. - Ducks and seagulls scream, often dive, flap their wings, splash. - The finch does not scatter trills, but "squeaks". - Car and other signals are heard far away. - In winter, a foggy ring around the sun - to a snowstorm. - A rainbow circle near the moon - to winds and bad weather, in winter - to snow. - Reddish moon - on a big wind. - The clouds go against the wind - towards the snow. - Snowing large flakes - to bad weather and sputum. - Thunder in winter - to strong winds. - The wind blew from the north side in winter - to great colds.

A weather forecast based on natural features is carried out by tourists, taking into account the following phenomena:


Signs of cloudy weather, no precipitation (warm in summer, frosty in winter):

1. At sunset and sunrise, the dawn is yellow, golden, pink. Its greenish color indicates a long-term preservation of the nature of the weather.

2. After a bad weather, a gradual weakening of the wind, the cessation of precipitation, a decrease in cloudiness, a cooling in the summer at night.

3. As the sun rises, cumulus clouds appear. By noon, their size increases. By evening, the clouds spread and disappear completely after sunset.

4. After sunset, dew appears on the grass, which intensifies before sunrise, and disappears with sunrise. In spring and autumn, instead of dew, frost forms on the ground and roofs.

5. In summer, fog accumulates over the lowlands (swamps, hollows, rivers) at night.

6. By evening and by night in the lowlands and valleys it becomes colder than on the hills, in the forest - warmer than on open places.

7. In the mountains, haze covers the peaks.

8. In summer there is no wind at all at night. By noon it intensifies, and by evening it subsides again.

9. During the day the wind blows from the sea, at night - from the land.

10. Air pressure increases.


Signs of inclement weather (cloudy, with heavy rain or snowfall and wind):

1. Thin cirrus clouds appear on the horizon, elongated in the form of threads with curved ends. Such clouds show that inclement weather is at a distance of 900-1000 km from us and can come in about 20 hours.

2. Thin cirrus clouds gradually cover the entire sky and turn into cirrostratus clouds, which are located in a dense layer. If these clouds cover the sun or moon, white circles appear around them. Further, a continuous cloudy veil is already approaching. The sun and moon become invisible. After a while it starts to rain or snow.

3. Evening or morning dawn becomes red, sometimes even crimson-red. The sun sets in a cloud.

4. The wind abruptly changes direction and intensifies in the evening.

5. In the mountains at night the wind blows from the valleys to the mountains, during the day - vice versa.

6. Air pressure drops.

7. Dew or frost does not appear.

8. In the evening it is warmer than during the day.

9. In the lowlands and on the hills, in the forest and in open places - the same air temperature.

10. In the mountains, the temperature drops in the morning.

11. The fog formed in the evening melts before sunrise, does not spread over the water, but rises.

Signs of variable weather (with intermittent precipitation, summer thunderstorms and subsequent cooling):

1. Cirrocumulus clouds are visible on the horizon in the form of small ripples.

2. Elongated clouds appear, similar to huge grains of lentils.

3. In the summer, clouds form in the form of teeth or turrets in the evening or in the morning.

4. Several tiers of clouds are observed simultaneously.

5. In summer, a feeling of stuffiness is created - it soars.

6. The air pressure changes little at first, then suddenly begins to decrease.

Weather forecast according to folk signs

Folk omens make it possible to predict the weather for a relatively small area and for a period usually not more than a day. For a forecast to be realistic, it must be made for many natural phenomena, according to their complexes, and not according to separate two or three signs.

For good weather:

1. The moon (at sunrise) is bordered by a red, rapidly vanishing circle.

2. The stars twinkle faintly greenish.

3. The horns of the month are sharp.

4. Swifts fly high.

5. In the evening, the finch sings loudly and often.

6. Mosquitoes and midges fly in a swarm (“column”).

7. ladybug, taken in hand, quickly flies.

8. Grasshoppers chirp strongly in the evening.

9. Seagulls fly into the sea in the morning.

10. Nightingales sing all night.

11. Dung beetles fly low to the ground.

12. Lapwings cry in the evening.

13. Bees fly early to the field.

14. There is an abundance of cobwebs on the grass, bushes, trees.

15. All dandelions are open.

16. Open white lilies and yellow egg-pods are noticeable on ponds and rivers.

17. Twisted leaves of bone, bracken, immortelle.

18. Uplifted branches of spruce, juniper.

19. Straightened three-lobed clover leaves.

20. Smoke (in the absence of wind) rises vertically.

21. The coals in the fire are quickly covered with ash, smoldering dully.


For bad weather:

1. Strong twinkling stars (reddish or bright blue light).

2. The stars are poorly visible after a clear day.

3. Swifts fly low.

4. Finches "creak" and scops owls scream during the day.

5. Chickens and sparrows bathe in dust, sparrows chirp loudly.

6. Ducks, gulls, swans often dive, scream loudly, flap their wings and splash.

7. The fish jumps out of the water, there are midges.

8. Lizards hide in minks.

9. Frogs crawl out of the swamp and croak hoarsely.

10. Bees fly late, very active in the evening.

11. Ants hide in anthills, close their passages.

12. No insects are visible on the ground, but earthworms crawl to the surface.

13. Dogs eat little, sleep a lot, roll on the ground.

14. Cats wash themselves - rub their muzzle and ears with their paws.

15. Cattle greedily eat grass.

16. Horses snore and snort.

17. Chipmunks whistle animatedly.

18. Flowers of dandelions, white lilies, yellow capsules are closed.

19. Enhance the release of nectar honeysuckle, acacia, sweet clover, meadow drowsiness.

20. "Crying" (appearance of moisture droplets of sticky juice on the leaves) of maple, willow, chestnut, bird cherry, arrowhead, telorez.

21. The audibility of sounds increases, smells intensify.

22. Wires are buzzing.

23. Smoke swirls and spreads on the ground.

24. The coals of the fire smolder brightly.

25. A lot of insects fly to the fire.


Even in ancient times, our ancestors paid attention to signs that portend good or bad weather. Such a pointer could be any object or Living being. The main sign of a change in weather was the behavior of representatives of fauna and flora, as well as the color of celestial bodies, for example, the setting sun.

Signs of the weather, whether they are good or bad, are divided into two groups, each of which has its own characteristics.

Group one

Harbingers of good weather

If in the morning clouds appear in the sky with so-called "feathers", then this is a sign of sunny weather.

If during the day the air temperature gradually creeps up, and down in the evening and at night, then good weather should be expected.

The dawn has a beautiful pink or crimson color - expect a hot day.

If at sunset there is a clear and cloudless horizon, get ready for a fine day.

Strong gusts of wind on a cloudy or rainy day - to a quick change in weather conditions.

If there is weak wind activity during the afternoon (assuming there is no calm), then clear weather will linger for a long period of time.

If the strings on a guitar or other stringed instruments break, then the weather will be dry.

Sunny noon - clear and evening.

A cloudless day is a harbinger of clear weather.

If the clouds are floating high in the sky from the east, expect a warm day.

In the rain to see gaps in the clouds - to change the weather for the better.

If the rain stops closer to the evening, get ready for bright and warm weather.

A light and weak breeze during a night or morning rain indicates its cessation by noon.

Pink sunset and dew in the morning speak of warm, clear and sunny weather.

If the evening sky has acquired a reddish tint, expect a beautiful day tomorrow.

Rainbow in the evening, sun in the afternoon.

If the rainbow during the period of rainy weather loses its multi-colored shades and becomes white, then the rain will soon pass.

If the sky is pale blue, then good and warm weather will not change.

Fog creeps low on the ground - a sign of clear weather.

The rising of the dawn on the very line of the horizon portends a warm and bright day.

If over the hollow and swamps stands thick fog Get ready for the sun and heat.

Harbingers of bad weather

If clouds gather on a clear day and become thicker in the evening, then it will probably rain for half a day.

If the audibility of sounds on the street increases - to a change in the weather for the worse.

If the smoke from the chimney creeps low on the ground, prepare umbrellas.

Circles around the main celestial bodies - the Moon and the Sun - indicate worsening weather conditions.

If at night the stars twinkle strongly, then for sure there will be rainy and cold weather throughout the coming day.

The morning dawn, which has a bright red color, also speaks of rain.

If in midsummer night and in the morning dew does not fall - to the soon rain.

If the Sun sets in thick clouds in the evening, it will rain in the morning.

The fog stands high and does not creep low on the ground - to rainy and damp weather.

A windy day heralds the dawn that rises above the clouds.

If the weather was dry and calm for a long time, and then a lingering wind suddenly blew, expect wet weather.

The wind blows all day and does not stop in the evening - the rain is not far off.

Table salt is damp and clumps - inclement weather is close at hand.

If in winter the smoke from the chimney floats low on the ground, expect thaw and precipitation.

If lightning flashed from the western side, it will rain for a long time.

If curly clouds (“lambs”) float across the sky, then this portends a good and clear morning, but the next rest of the day will be rainy.

If during the period of changeable weather the sky cleared up and not a single cloud was visible on it, this is for damp and wet weather.

If the curly clouds don't disappear from the sky before evening, prepare an umbrella.

If the top of cumulus clouds is very high, then this indicates a high probability of a thunderstorm.

If the sky during a thunderstorm has a dark blue color, then this is long rain, and if gray and a little whitish - to hail.

If the cloud from which it's raining, makes noise, then this indicates an imminent downpour.

From heavy rain and the wind in the morning should not wait for good weather in the afternoon.

If on a bad day the sky is covered with clouds and the sun does not appear, then this indicates prolonged rainy weather.

The rain, which began in the afternoon, most often drags on for a day.

If a foggy circle appeared near the Sun, then this portends a blizzard.

If the moon is clear and well visible, then this indicates the onset of bad weather.

Group two

Harbingers of good weather

If early in the morning you see bees flying to collect pollen, expect dry and clear weather.

If the chickens are trying to hide somewhere from the rain, then this means that it will soon stop.

Swallows flying high in the sky - we will enjoy the good weather.

If the bats fly tirelessly in the dark - the weather will be fine.

If the grasshoppers start a trill in the evening - wait for a warm day.

If the fireflies flicker brightly on a dark evening, it will be hot and dry.

Spiders predict good weather if they are actively working on open area and weave long strands of cobwebs or "repair" torn webs.

Leeches are excellent weather forecasters. In order to know as accurately as possible about weather conditions in the near future, they must be placed in glass jar with water filled up to half of the vessel. If they behave calmly or lie peacefully at the bottom, then this indicates that the weather will be dry and warm.

Harbingers of bad weather

If the leeches placed in the jar try to be as close as possible to the walls of the glass vessel, then this portends rainy weather. If the weather soon begins to change with strong gusts of wind, then the leeches begin to swim restlessly and very quickly. Before the onset of a thunderstorm, they convulsively wriggle and rush around the vessel, and also crawl out of the water to stick to the dry walls of the jar.

If the clover begins to bend its leaves and leans down a little, the weather will soon worsen.

The fragrance of flowers intensifies before the rain.

If hardworking bees sit in the hive early in the morning, and do not rush to collect pollen, then expect rainy and damp weather. The evening flight of these insects portends the same.

Ants scatter on anthills - a signal of heavy thunderstorm or downpour.

If the lark is silent at dawn and throughout the day, it will be rainy.

Livestock greedily eat grass from the feeder in the evening - prepare raincoats and umbrellas.

If the chickens walk in the rain and do not try to hide in a chicken coop or under a bush, wet weather will stay for a long time.

Swallows flying low above the ground portend rain.

If the frogs daytime croaking and jumping on the ground - soon it will rain.

The cry of the crows is the first harbinger of rain.

If the fish does not bite in the dry season, wait for the rain.

If spiders in open areas behave sluggishly, the dry weather will soon change and it will rain.