_mackerel sky_
mackerel n "Mackerel sky is never 24 hours dry". This refers to when the clouds are mackerel shaped. [image] It is usually seen on a cold day when [image] there are few clouds and those are very high. When the clouds are mackerel shaped it will rain within 24 hours. The old Fishermen aroun...
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| Summary: | mackerel n "Mackerel sky is never 24 hours dry". This refers to when the clouds are mackerel shaped. [image] It is usually seen on a cold day when [image] there are few clouds and those are very high. When the clouds are mackerel shaped it will rain within 24 hours. The old Fishermen around Eastport still believe in this weather sign. P DICT CEN. OCT 28 1965 [check] Used I Not used Not used mackerel-bird, ~ gull Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Fri 25 Sep 2015, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY |
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