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    (a) SIGNS FROM OBSERVING THE SUN:-
    1. Rain: -
    A pale sunset,
    A red sky at sunrise,
    Beams upwards at sunset,
    A drowned look on the sun,
    A halo on the sun,
    Coppery or yellow sunset
    2. Fine Weather: -
    A red sunset,
    Red clouds in the west especially if they have a tint of purple,
    Beams downwards at sunset.
    3. Gale: -
    Beams upwards at sunset,
    Red when rising.
    (b) SIGNS FROM OBSERVING THE MOON: -
    1. Rain: -
    A pale moon,
    A halo on the moon.
    2. Fine Weather: -
    A bright and clear moon.
    (c) SIGNS FROM OBSERVING THE STARS:-
    1. Rain: -
    Stars glittering.
    2. Fine Weather: -
    Bright and steady looking.
    (d) SIGNS FROM OBSERVING THE CLOUDS:-
    1. Rain: -
    Clouds rising from the horizon on a fine
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