weatherlore

Nature's forecast traditions

Weatherlore is traditional knowledge about predicting weather from natural signs—the behavior of animals, the appearance of clouds, the color of sunsets.

Much of it comes in proverbs: Red sky at night, sailor's delight.

Some weatherlore has scientific basis; some is folk superstition.

The term also covers broader traditional beliefs about weather and its effects on crops, health, and daily life.

agricultural

almanac

Yearly data compilation

frost · seedtime · phenology · husbandry · cultivation · drought · germination

folklore

proverbs

Traditional wisdom capsules

  • omensProphetic signs or warnings
  • sayingsTraditional pithy expressions
  • rhymesMatching word endings

superstitions · legends · myths · wisdom · ancestors · elders · oral-history · customs · rituals · beliefs

prediction

prognostication

Foretelling future events

  • forecastPrediction of future conditions
  • signsDisplays conveying information
  • portentsOminous indicators of future events

indicators · harbingers · warnings · divination · augury · anticipation · foresight · long-range · short-term · accuracy

observation

clouds

Airborne water masses

  • skyVisible overhead expanse
  • haloLuminous ring overhead
  • cumulusDense, billowing cloud type

cirrus · dewpoint · frost · humidity · pine-cones · seaweed

maritime

sailors

Maritime vessel crew members

halcyon · doldrums · squall · gale · swells · seabirds · porpoises · tide · barometer · glass

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methodology

weatherloremeteorology

Study of atmospheric phenomena

atmospheric science · weather modeling · climate science · Doppler radar

knowledge type

weatherlorehard science

Empirically rigorous research field

empirical data · technical expertise

Family

weather, lore, weathers, weathered, weathering, weatherman, weatherproof, folklore, lores

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