Hi folks
This is a special Christmas Bonus..
After my 95bFM interview I have had DOZENS of inquiries about rainbows,
which I just mentioned in response to something Mikey said. Seems many are
enchanted by them, which of course is natural as they are so beautiful. So
rather than email everyone individually, here is a brief description. I
hope you share this with your kids.
TIME OF THE DAY
In the morning, the rainbow is always in the west and in the evening, in
the east. Rainbow in the west means rain is coming, rainbow in east means
rain going. A rainbow at noon indicates heavy rain coming.
HEIGHT AND DISTANCE
When the rainbow does not reach down to the water, clear weather will
follow. A rainbow low down on the mountains is said to be a bad sign for
the crops. If a rainbow be seen at a great distance, expect fair weather.
COLOURS
Red means wind, green means rain and blue means clearing. If red be the
strongest colour there will be rain and wind together. When a perfect
rainbow shows only two principal colours, which are generally red and
yellow, expect fair weather for several days. If green is large and bright
it is a sign of continued rain. When the rainbow is broad, with the
prismatic colours very distinct, and green or blue predominating, expect
much rain the following night. If the red colour is the last to disappear,
expect rain and wind.
The peasants of Anaphi could foretell the crops by the colours of the
rainbows. If red prevailed, the crop would be abundant; if green, that of
olives; if yellow, that of corn.
SEASONS
Rainbow in spring generally means fair weather for 24 hours.
After much wet weather the rainbow is a sign of clearing up. If the
rainbow disappears all at once, there will follow serene and settled
weather. The appearance of double or triple bows indicates fair weather
for the present, but heavy rains soon. A rainbow in the morning denoted
luck, in the evening, woe. After a long drought, the rainbow is the
precursor of a decided change to wet weather; and it happens that a
perfect bow, after an unsettled time, is a precursor of fair weather.
General
All this has been known at least since the 1600s. I have researched this
over many years from very old weather folklore, that which keeps cropping
up all over the world, but which all tell the same story. It has taken me
some time to collect, but I have tested it myself and it seems to hold.
There must be some truth in it. Certainly farmers and old sailors know
much of it and more.
Enjoy.
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