fernando, I have also heard a similar myth(?) here in the US. I don't quite recall the details but it was along the same lines: When there's a halo around the moon, it will rain soon... or something like that.
Clem [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 11:44 PM 11/12/98 +0000, you wrote: >Les Cowley wrote: >> >> When cirrus clouds weaken sundial shadows it is well worth looking >> sunward. Atmospheric halos, formed by refraction >> and reflection of light through cloud ice crystals, are surprisingly >> frequent. They are beautiful and tell us a great deal about >> cloud crystals. The familiar circular halo around the sun or >> moon is an example - the rarer forms that often span the sky >> are well worth looking for. > >In Brazil old farmers will always tell you that >when there is a halo close to the moon, that means >it will not rain any time soon; when the halo is far from >the moon, that means it is about to rain. > >I've never had the time or opportunity to check this popular >belief. > >I wonder if there is some similar believes in other countries. > >- fernando >
