Forecasters are engaged in weather forecasting these days, and folk omens, as a rule, are of little interest to them. But one cannot fail to notice that there are a number of natural signs by which the weather can be predicted independently, and with no less success than modern scientific methods allow.
Birds and insects
There are many natural signs that predict the weather, but it makes sense to remember only the most famous and reliable of them, which often have a reasonable explanation. One of the most accurate such signs is the low flight of swallows above the ground or bodies of water. This always happens to rain, and the explanation for this phenomenon is very simple: due to the high level of humidity, insect wings become heavy, and all midges, so beloved by birds, accumulate near the ground.
Beekeepers who are in the habit of observing bees also have their own weather signs. By their weak, unhurried flight, one can assume close bad weather, but if even during the approach of the clouds the bees do not hide in the hive, then there will be no rain.
Bees that do not return to their hives until late in the evening are a sure sign of prolonged bad weather. Sensing its approach, these insects strive to collect more pollen, knowing that in the next few days there will be nowhere to take it.
Plants
Plants are just as sensitive to weather changes as birds or insects, and the behavior of some trees can predict the weather for a long time. If birch leaves bloom earlier than alder, summer will be warm, and if on the contrary, it will be rainy and cold.
But a cherry can be a predictor of real winter - until the last leaf falls from its branches, snow will not lie, no matter how much it falls, since temporary warming is inevitable.
Natural signs are not always only a tool for forecasting the weather, sometimes they play a vital role. Such an example is a plant, which over and over again becomes the source of a very important sign - an approaching volcanic eruption. This is a royal primrose that grows on the island of Java and blooms on the eve of an eruption.
For local residents, this is a signal to evacuate. This phenomenon has a scientific basis. Flowering occurs under the influence of ultrasound during an eruption, when the movement of fluids in the vessels of the primrose increases, which leads to an increase in the level of moisture in the plant and gives strength to the primrose to bloom.
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Another sign that has a scientific explanation is the reddish morning dawn. In summer, it portends rain, and in winter, blizzards. The explanation for this phenomenon is that this color of the dawn indicates a large amount of atmospheric vapor, which leads to increased cloudiness and, as a result, to deterioration of the weather.
The color of the evening dawn can also provide answers to many questions. Its bright red color, like in the morning, does not bode well: it is the humid air that lets through these red rays, which indicate the approaching bad weather. By a dry and clear day, the color of the dawn will turn pink or yellowish, which indicates a low moisture content in the air.
Most of the folk signs, the veracity of which has been proven for years, despite their archaism and doubts of skeptics, continue to reliably predict the weather, because many of them are not "fortune-telling on coffee grounds", but have a completely scientific explanation.
