Weather - Rainbow Proverb

Rainbow to winward, foul fall the day.
Rainbow to leeward, rain runs away!

• This old seafarer's saying about rainbows is certainly worth remembering because it is almost infallibly true.
• If a rainbow should appear behind or with the direction of the prevailing wind, then you can expect that its curtain of moisture will reach you.
• But if the rainbow appears to the lee of the wind, then you that the has allready passed and the gray line of showers is receeding , moving away from you!

Weather - Lighting Proverb

Lightning from the west or northwest will reach you.
Lightning from the south or southeast will pass you by!

• This is a true saying, providing that you are living in the north temperate zone.
• Lightning comes hand in hand with storm clouds, and thunderclouds always loom over the horizon from the west or northwest and usually move east.
• So, lightning anywhere from the south to southeast will pass you by!