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Weather Forecasting

Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning; red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Hens' scratching and mares' tails (referring to high altitude clouds) make tall ships carry low sails (this is good).
The lower they get (referring to low altitude clouds), the nearer the wet.
A backing wind (referring to counterclockwise wind) says storms are nigh; a veering wind (referring to clockwise wind) will clear the sky.
If with your nose you smell the day (referring to humidity giving off plant scents), stormy weather's on the way.
Smoke rising high, clears the sky; when smoke descends, good weather ends.
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Ring around the moon (referring to high evening clouds), rain by noon; ring around the sun, rain before night is done.
When stars begin to muddle, the Earth becomes a puddle.
When the air gets light, the glass falls low (referring to barometric pressure); batten down tight, for the winds will blow.
Rainbow to windward (referring to damp air of a rainbow that is upwind), foul fares the day; rainbow to leeward, damp runs away.
Swallows flying way up high means there's no rain in the sky.