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[Jane Louise]

Hi all,
How many of you go by the signs of nature or Winter weather lore for winter time? I am a great believer in this so have started a topic where we can all post up any well known sayings that we know of.

Here's a few to start off :

A cold November means a mild, wet winter

Halo around the sun or moon, rain or snow soon

A serene autumn denotes a windy winter

If the summer be rainy, the following winter will be severe

Much fog in autumn, much snow in winter

[dogs32]

I dont know any myself..
apart from red sky at night...but thats not winter is it?

[Jane Louise]

Yes, I would say that this more or less refers to all year round. will find some more today.

[sandstorm2]

My Mother used to say, ice in November to bear a duck nothing to follow but slush and muck.

SS2

[Jane Louise]

sandstorm2, on 23 November 2010 - 16:01 , said:

My Mother used to say, ice in November to bear a duck nothing to follow but slush and muck.

SS2

Yes,the old Yorkshire saying 'Ice in November to bear a duck, the rest of winter nowt but slush and muck' has proved to be one of the most reliable of the old weather lore sayings.

[ElectricSnowStorm]

Good idea i am to look through my weather books...

[Jane Louise]

Thanks nimbilus :)I will dig out some of mine too from my weather lore books when I can.

[Solar Sausage]

Jane Louise, on 23 November 2010 - 20:08 , said:

Yes,the old Yorkshire saying 'Ice in November to bear a duck, the rest of winter nowt but slush and muck' has proved to be one of the most reliable of the old weather lore sayings.

I'm going to be a pedant (or a prat ) here, JL...It's because nine-out-of-ten winters are mild and nine-out-of-ten Novembers have at least one heavy frost???

How's the you btw??

[Jane Louise]

Pete Tattum, on 24 November 2010 - 14:52 , said:

I'm going to be a pedant (or a prat ) here, JL...It's because nine-out-of-ten winters are mild and nine-out-of-ten Novembers have at least one heavy frost???

How's the you btw??

Yes lol I be very well thank you Mr Tattum. Hope yer well yourself.

[Solar Sausage]

Jane Louise, on 24 November 2010 - 16:17 , said:

Yes lol I be very well thank you Mr Tattum. Hope yer well yourself.

The me is fine, Ms JL, I'm looking forward to some snow...You're not still living in a tent, I hope??

[Jane Louise]

Lol, no tent anymore .I don't think I could handle it. Got a nice house now and everyone's wonderful Waiting for snow now I never had much luck with storms in the summer lol.

[ElectricSnowStorm]

Theirs a page in the daily express paper-9th dec thursday-on this subject. check the online version. Search as this thread title maybe?

Edited by nimbilus, 10 December 2010 - 05:33 .