The Secret World of Weather : How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop

The most astonishing collection of weather signs ever assembled

In this eye-opening trove of outdoor clues, acclaimednatural navigator Tristan Gooley shows us how, by reading nature as he does, youll not only detect what the weather is doing (and predict whats coming), youll enter a secret wonderland of sights and sounds youve never noticed before. Discover the ways that weather can reveal a hidden world with every step you takethrough the woods or down a city street.

• A turbulent sky with mismatched clouds predicts bad weather.
• Snowflakes get smaller as the temperature drops.
• Dry weather and morning frost follow a clear moon.
• Gliding birds mean stable air and thus, fair weather.
• Honeybees dont leave their hives below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Crickets chirp faster as the temperature rises.
• Pine cones close their scales in high humidity.
• Perching birds face into the wind.
• Cows dont lie down before rain, but they do head home.