968. Variant: If you can see enough blue sky in the west to make an old woman's apron, it will clear off. _Eastern Maine._ 969. Clocks and watches tick louder before mild weather. _Scilly Cove, N.F._ 970. Cobwebs on the grass are a sign of fair weather. _General in the United States._ 971. If every dish is cleaned at a given meal, then look for fair weather the following day. _Pennsylvania Germans._ 972. Fog lying in valleys is a sign of a "civil" day. _Bay Roberts, N.F._ 973. If hoar frost remains after sunrise, the day will be fine; if not, the day will be wet. _Scilly Cove, N.F._ 974. A load of hay passing means fair weather. _Massachusetts._ 975. Rainbow in the morning, Sailors take warning; Rainbow at night, Sailor's delight. _General in Canada and the United States._ 976. A rainbow is a sign of showers. _Prince Edward Island._ 977. Rain falling while the sun is shining indicates more showers. _Prince Edward Island and Northern Ohio._ 978. Rain falling while the sun shines is a sign it will rain next day. _Methuen, Mass._ 979. Rain falling while the sun is shining means that the devil is beating his wife with a codfish. _General in the United States._ 980. Thunder in the morning, All the day storming; Thunder at night Is the sailor's delight. 981. Red at night Sailor's delight; Red in the morning, Sailors take warning. _Maine and Eastern Massachusetts._ 982. Evening red and morning gray Will speed the traveler on his way. Evening gray and morning red Will bring the rain upon his head. _Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio._ 983. Evening red and morning gray, You'll surely have a pleasant day. _New York._ 984. Red sun, hot day to-morrow. 985. High wind at dawn is a sign of a "civil" (calm) day. _Newfoundland._ 986. Sun's "hounds" (a sort of halo) before the sun denote dirty weather; after the sun, denote fine weather. _Scilly Cove, N.F._ In Prince Edward Island and the United States these halos are called "sun-dogs," and are said to be a sign of coming rain. 987. Much snow during the winter denotes good crops next year. _New Harbor, N.F._ 988. If the stars are scarce, big, and dull, it portends mild weather in winter. If large and bright, it portends frost in winter. _Newfoundland._ 989. Stars twinkling are a sign of bad weather. _Labrador and New Harbor, N.F._ MOON. 990. When the moon is on the back, it denotes weather wet or mild; when on the end, it denotes frost. _Newfoundland._