The Press Junior THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938. Weather Wisdom

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22519, 29 September 1938, Page 4 (Supplement)

The Press Junior THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938. Weather Wisdom

■ yrr. of differences between a farmer'and,'a city dweller is that the country man is always looking, at the. sky for weather signs. The shape(and position of clouds, the. direction of Llie wind, and the gehdril feding of the atmosphere are all full? of meaning for him, while forthe city mail they are just weather,’’ and he takes nef complaining that: it*is tin wet or too cold, or too hot or'tpo windy. Then he goes to work in his office or shop or factoiy. and thinks no more about it' until lie has to go out into ’ the f open again to go home after wdrtiVTo the country man, however; '"tvthe weather is for if the weather u his work is delayed. or spoiled. Consequently he is fotoeo to be observant, and naturally knowledge which eiuiMcahim to judge fairly accurately whether it is going to rain: or be. fine, or if the wind is likely to change. Naturally, such instrumenting the barometer, indicating atmospheric pressure, are but most important areJiidure’s own weather signs. Someiof these .signs have solely a locaF-meaning. Everybody in Canterbury should know what is inflated by the “nor’west' sharply defined line of * a narrow strip of clea%aky on the northwestern hengo. But because it means wanisiSttather in Christchurch, sonxtahes w ith a strong, hot wind, riij|||ycity people make the- thinking that it means a fifejay everywhere. They plan a Ink: outing into the foothills or iHluch a place, as Arthur’s are surprised to find that wfiere the nor’-west wind almost alfevg brings rain. The time "to IBb such places is when there of this arch, and the mornjifeir. Christchurch is'fine and a wind from the east. Sfjpmes-it is all

jutherly wind, mg south-west mean snow or . hills. Very ly may be fine, food indicators Ige. . Isolated I tops cut _ off tve of a scimi»le change to pilar meaning i\ English sayIs and mares' |ps carry .low Weather proin New Zeatwhere. The ther weather arid becomes lists based on ired right by iiity dweller y not being ts. . Often a prove very holiday outIg more anIpicnic or a ipoiled half Unexpected iddition, of I observing. •great deal |

right with a'li but not with i wind, for that heavy rain i: often, although distant clouds < of a coming clouds with tl sharply like thel tar mean a pr< strong wind. A is'indicated by ing: “Mackerel fails make great sails.” That - is verb that applic land as well as study - of -these an signs is fascinatii more so when foi observations are' , later events;Thi loses a great dea] wise in these ma little knowledge c useful in planning ing, for there is mol noying than to hav< trip intor the counti through by i weather change: 1 course. the habit tbe-douds can brim

of pleasure because, of the beauty of form th6y assume, and the varied and spectacular effects of colour and light they create. Clouds make a landscape, and it is a good thing in every way to remember that even in the city there is something worth looking at above the roof-tops.