32. If clouds suddenly appear in the south. 33. If the lower clouds drive more from the south than those above. 34. If there be rain about two hours after sunrise, it will be followed by _showers_. 35. If there be a damp fog or mist, accompanied with wind; _wet_. 36. If there be a halo round the moon, in fine weather; and the larger the circle, the nearer the _rain_. 37. If the stars above 45 degrees, especially the North Star, flicker strongly and appear closer than usual, there will be _rain_. 38. If the morning be clear and sunny, in summer or autumn, there will be _rain_. 39. If the fields in the morning be covered with a heavy wet fog, it will _generally rain within two or three days_. 40. “A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd’s warning.” FOR STORM. 41. If the clouds be of different heights, the sky above being grayish or dirty blue, with hardly any wind stirring; the wind, however, changing from W. to S., or sometimes to S. E., without perceptibly increasing in force. 42. If there be a clouded sky, and dark clouds driving fast (either with the wind or more from the south), under the higher clouds, violent gusts of wind. 43. If there be long points, tails, or feathers hanging from thunder or rain-clouds, five, six, or more degrees above the horizon, with little wind in summer, thunder may be expected; but the storm will be generally of short duration. 44. If there be a light blue sky, with thin, light, flying clouds, whilst the wind goes to the south without much increase in force; or a dirty-blue sky, where no clouds are to be seen; storm. 45. If the sun be seen double, or more times reflected in the clouds, expect a heavy storm. 46. If the sun set with a very red sky in the east, expect stormy wind. 47. If two or three rings be seen round the moon, which are spotted and spread out, expect a storm of long continuance. 48. If porpoises and whales sport about ships. 49. If sea-gulls and other birds fly inland. 50. Storms are most frequent in December, January and February. In September, there are generally one or two storms. If it blow in the day, it generally hushes toward evening; but if it continue blowing then, it may be expected to continue. The vernal equinoctial gales are stronger than the autumnal. FOR THUNDER AND HEAVY RAIN. 51. If long horizontal strips appear with two or three edges spreading out at top into feathers, and passing over the middle of other clouds, generally there will be thunder. 52. If the clouds be uniformly black, or dark gray. 53. In May and July it thunders most; in May, expect thunder with a south-west wind. 54. If there be north-east or easterly wind in the spring, after a strong increase of heat, and small clouds appear in different parts of the sky; or if the wind change from east to south at the appearance of clouds preceded by heat. 55. If a morning fog form into clouds, at different heights, which increase in size and drive in layers.