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1. Weather-Lore

   

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   In the olden days when no barometers were used, people - especially farmers - watched very carefully and became quite expert in reading the signs of the weather. They observed quite simple things i.e. The colour of the sky.
   (1)a Rain - When the sky at sunset is pale yellow.
   (b) Rain - a grey or pale yellow sunset.
   (c) Bad weather - When the sky is red at morning.
   (d) Fine Weather - When the sky is rosy at sunset.
   (e) Thunder - When the clouds are black and the atmosphere heavy.
   I often heard people say:- "A red sky at night is a sheperd's delight.
   But a red sky at morning is the sheperd's warning."
   (2) The Mountains.
   (2)a Rain - When the outlines of the mountains are seen very clearly.
   b. Warm weather - when there is a haze over the

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