Common Weather Folklore and Proverbs.

Good old sayings, you know the ones that have been passed down to generation to generation... yeah well I have found a few to show you and elaborate on them a bit.

"Clear moon, frost soon."

So... if the Atmosphere is clear, that will mean the earth will cool rapidly because the heat is radiated away at night, there is no "blanket" of clouds so nothing is in the way of letting the heat rise away.
Frost may form when its colder and no wind.

"The south wind warms the aged"       "The south wind is the father of the poor"

So the wettest, stormiest and generally the least pleasant of winds in the American States bordering the Gulf of Mexico, and that's where theses two come from.

"When the wind is in the west the weather is always best."

So there are some in the west slopes of the Cascade Mountains and the Sierras, where rain and snow are often companions of west and southwest winds.

"Rainbow in the morning gives you fair warning."

In the early morning light the sun is in the east and the shower and its rainbow are in the west. The weather in the mid-latitudes northern hemisphere moves mostly from west to east, the morning rainbow is saying the rain is moving from the west and coming towards the observer.

"A year of snow, a year of plenty."

A covering of snow on the farmland and orchards delay the blossoming of the fruit trees, until the frost season ends. It prevents the alternate thawing and freezing which does destroy wheat and other winter grains.

Old Kansas Saying: "In a green sky, the cows will fly"   

 

This means that a tornado is coming if the sky is green. Some versions use house, pigs, and cars instead of cows.

"When ditch and pond affect the nose, look for rain and stormy blows."

 When storms draw near, odors increase.

 

"When the Dew is in the Grass, Rain will Never Come to Pass.

When Grass is Dry at Morning Light, Look for Rain Before the Night."

 Dew forming overnight indicates fair weather, whereas no dew forming indicates rain.

"A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain."

Ground fog is summer indicates fair weather, whereas ground fog in winter forecasts rain.

http://www.wxdude.com/proverb.html
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/wproverb.htm
http://www.therockerbox.com/weather_lore.htm

So here are the links to the websites that I had received these's off of. Websites can look legitimate, but can easily be faked. But here's the thing, it's not so much as to whether the website is done by some one who is a professional, but as to whether it makes sense... These's all had a good enough reason as to why they might be true. Use your common sense, also look for the websites that start to almost say the same thing, that can tell you that it's not just one persons idea or thought.

But all in all, I believe most of these sites are legit, when you read the fine print (normally found at the bottom) it will either say a quick thanks to some one who has helped, and who had created the info you needed.