Red sky at night, shepherd's delight,
Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Rain before seven,
Fine by eleven.
Rings around the moon,
Wet weather soon.
Shiny morning, cloudy day,
Cloudy morning, shiny day.
A sun shiny shower,
won't last half an hour.
If the sun goes pale to bed,
'twill rain tomorrow it is said.
Grey mist at dawn,
The day will be warm.
Rain on St. Swithin's day (15th July),
will be followed by 40 days of rain.
If the oak is out before the ash,
Then you'll only get a splash (a fairly dry summer).
But if the ash beats the oak,
Then you can expect a soak ( a wet summer).
If March comes in like a lion,
It goes out like a lamb.
If it comes in like a lamb,
It goes out like a lion.
Mackerel sky, mackerel sky,
Never long wet, never long dry.
When clouds appear like rocks and towers,
The earth will be refreshed by frequent showers.
When the bees crowd out of the hive,
The weather makes it good to be alive.