1<HTML> 2<HEAD> 3<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> 4<meta http-equiv="Page-Enter" content="RevealTrans(Duration=2,Transition=12)"> 5<meta http-equiv="Page-Exit" content="RevealTrans(Duration=2,Transition=12)"> 6<TITLE>WEATHERLORE from STORMFAX®</TITLE> 7<META name="author" content="Stormfax"> 8<META name="classification" content="weather folklore"> 9<META name="description" content="Winter Weatherlore & Folklore from Stormfax® Check out these Winter forecast signs in your own backyard!"> 10<META name="keywords" content="weather, almanac, weatherlore, folklore"> 11</HEAD> 12<BODY BACKGROUND="/parch.jpg"> 13<CENTER><A HREF="http://www.stormfax.com/WinterThreatBlog.htm"><IMG SRC="/FolkWeb.png" BORDER=0></A></CENTER> 14<P> 15<CENTER><IMG SRC="/smalfax2.gif"><IMG SRC="/owl1.gif"></CENTER> 16<CENTER><H2>Winter Weatherlore and Folklore Forecasts</H2></CENTER> 17<CENTER>Copyright <B>©</B> 1996-2026 STORMFAX</CENTER> 18<CENTER><H4><font color=BROWN>Folklore is different from weatherlore, but both are interesting and entertaining, 19<BR>and both have been around for thousands of years. <BR> Folklore are beliefs based on fear and superstition. 20 Weatherlore is based on observation of the environment<BR>and the effects that changes in the weather have on insects, animals, birds and people.</font></H4></CENTER> 21<P> 22<CENTER><IMG SRC="/ghfen.gif"></CENTER> 23<P> 24 25<H3>If ant hills are high in July,<BR> 26<IMG SRC="/FolkPix5.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT> 27Winter will be snowy.</H3> 28 29<H3><font color=BROWN><I>If the first week in August is unusually warm,<BR> 30the coming Winter will be snowy and long.</I></font></H3> 31 32<H3>For every fog in August,<BR> 33There will be a snowfall in Winter.</H3> 34 35<H3><font color=BROWN><I>If a cold August follows a hot July,<BR> 36It foretells a Winter hard and dry.</I></font></H3> 37 38<H3>When leaves fall early,<BR> 39Fall and Winter will be mild;<BR> 40<IMG SRC="/FolkPix3.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT> 41When leaves fall late,<BR> 42Winter will be severe.</H3> 43 44<H3><font color=BROWN><I>Squirrels gathering nuts in a flurry,<BR> 45Will cause snow to gather in a hurry.</I></font></H3> 46 47<H3>Much rain in October,<BR> 48Much wind in December.</H3> 49 50<H3><font color=BROWN><I>A warm October,<BR> 51A cold February.</I></font></H3> 52 53<H3>Full Moon in October without frost,<BR> 54No frost 'till November's Full Moon.</H3> 55 56<IMG SRC="/FolkPix6.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT> 57 58<H3><font color=BROWN><I>Flowers bloomin' in late Autumn,<BR> 59A sure sign of a bad Winter comin'.</I></font></H3> 60 61<H3>A warm November is the sign of a bad Winter.</H3> 62 63<H3><font color=BROWN><I>As high as the weeds grow,<BR> 64So will the bank of snow.</I></font></H3> 65 66<H3>Thunder in the Fall foretells a cold Winter.</H3> 67 68<H3><font color=BROWN><I>Onion skins very thin,<BR> 69Mild Winter coming in;<BR> 70Onion skins thick and tough,<BR> 71<IMG SRC="/FolkPix1.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT> 72Coming Winter cold and rough.</I></font></H3> 73 74<H3>A green Christmas; a white Easter.</H3> 75 76<H3><font color=BROWN><I>If there's thunder during Christmas week,<BR> 77The Winter will be anything but meek.</I></font></H3> 78 79<H2>A tough Winter is ahead if:</H2> 80<H4>corn husks are thick and tight...<BR> 81apple skins are tough...<BR> 82birds migrate early...<BR> 83squirrels tails are very bushy...<BR> 84berries and nuts are plentiful...<BR> 85bees build their nests high in the trees.</H4> 86 87<H3>If the breast bone of the Thanksgiving goose is red or has many spots, expect a cold and stormy Winter;<BR> 88but if only a few spots are visible, expect a mild Winter.</H3> 89 90<H3>The severity of Winter is determined by how far down the feathers have grown on a partridge's leg.</H3> 91 92<H3>The wider the brown (middle) band on a woolly bear caterpillar, the milder the Winter.</H3> 93 94<H3>The nearer the New Moon to Christmas Day, the harder the Winter.</H3> 95 96<H3>If the first snowfall lands on unfrozen ground, the Winter will be mild.<
96/H3> 97 98<H3>If there is thunder in Winter, it will snow 7 days later.</H3> 99 100<H3>Two snows after the forsythia blooms.</H3> 101 102<P> 103<CENTER><IMG SRC="/ForsythiaSnow.jpg"></CENTER> 104<P> 105 106<P> 107<H2><CENTER><FONT COLOR=BROWN><A HREF="http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm">Groundhog Day</A> is February 2</FONT></CENTER></H2> 108<P> 109<P> 110 111<!-- 112 113 114 115--> 116 117 118<H2><CENTER>Winter arrives December 21st, 2026 at 3:50pm EST</CENTER></H2> 119 120 121<H3><CENTER><font color=BROWN><I>As the days lengthen, the cold strengthens.</I></font></CENTER></H3> 122 123<P> 124<CENTER><FONT SIZE="-1" COLOR=BLUE><B>STORMFAX and the STORMFAX logos are registered trademarks in the United States and Canada.</B></FONT></CENTER> 125<P> 126<ADDRESS> 127 128<CENTER><IMG SRC="/note_icn.gif"><B>Please read our <A HREF="http://www.stormfax.com/legal.htm">Legal</A> Notice and our <A HREF="http://www.stormfax.com/privacy.htm">Privacy</A> Statement.</B></CENTER> 129<CENTER><B>Copyright ©1996-2026 STORMFAX</CENTER> 130 131<CENTER><IMG SRC="/30thBannerSTORMFAX.jpg" alt="30 Years Logo"></CENTER> 132 133</ADDRESS> 134 135<CENTER><IMG SRC="/0_edge_l.gif"><A HREF="http://www.stormfax.com/index.htm"><IMG SRC="/1_home.gif" BORDER=0></A></A><IMG SRC="/6_edge_r.gif"></CENTER> 136<P> 137</BODY> 138</HTML>
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