 | Meteorology - 1866 - 216 pages
...low down, it is said to be a " low dawn." A high dawn indicates wind ; a low dawn, fair weather. 3. Soft-looking or delicate clouds foretell fine weather,...oily-looking clouds, wind. A dark, gloomy blue sky is windy. A light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. 4. Generally, the softer clouds look, the less wind,... | |
 | George William Blunt - Cyclones - 1866 - 46 pages
...the morning, bad weather or much wind (perhaps rain) ; a gray sky in the morning, fine weather ; a high dawn, wind ; a low dawn, fair weather.* Soft-looking...foretell fine weather, with moderate or light breezes ; Lard-edged, oily-looking clouds, wind. A dark, gloomy blue sky is windy; but a light, bright blue... | |
 | Edmund March Blunt - Pilot guides - 1867 - 994 pages
...the morning, bad weather or much wind (perhaps rain) ; a gray sky in the morning, fine weather ; a high dawn, wind ; a low dawn, fair weather.* Soft-looking...clouds, wind. A dark, gloomy blue sky is windy; but & light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. Generally, the softer clouds .look, the less- wind... | |
 | Erasmus Thompson - Merchant marine - 1868 - 116 pages
...the morning, bad weather, or much wind (perhaps rain) ; a gray sky in the morning, fine weather; a high dawn, wind; a low dawn, fair weather. Soft-looking...delicate clouds foretell fine weather, with moderate and light breezes ; hard-edged, oily-looking clouds, wind. A dark, gloomy, blue sky is windy ; but... | |
 | Stephen Bleecker Luce - Navigation - 1868 - 916 pages
...appear over a bank of cloud, instead of near the horizon, as is usual when there are no heavy clouds.] " Soft-looking, or delicate clouds, foretell fine weather, with moderate or light breezes ; hard edged, oily-looking clouds, wind. A dark, gloomy blue sky is windy ; but a light, bright blue... | |
 | George Bradshaw - 1869 - 124 pages
...dawn" is when the day breaks on or near the horizon, the first streaks of light being very low down. Soft-looking or delicate clouds foretell fine weather,...but a light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. Generally, the softer clouds look, the loss wind (but perhaps more rain) may be expected; and the harder,... | |
 | Thornton Alexander Jenkins - Atmosphere - 1869 - 78 pages
...the morning bad weather, or much wind, (if not rain;) a gray sky in the morning, fine weather; that soft-looking or delicate clouds foretell fine weather,...light breezes; hard-edged, oily-looking clouds, wind; that a dark, gloomy blue sky is windy, but a light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather ; that,... | |
 | Sir Garnet J. Wolseley - 1871 - 380 pages
...the morning, bad weather, or much wind (perhaps rain) : a grey sky in the morning, fine weather : a high dawn, wind ; a low dawn, fair weather. Soft-looking...but a light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. Generally, the softer the clouds look, the less wind (but perhaps more rain) may be expected ; and... | |
 | William Barry Lord - 1871 - 888 pages
...the morning, bad weather, or much wind (perhaps rain) ; a grey sky in the morning, fine weather ; a high dawn, wind ; a low dawn, fair weather. Soft-looking...but a light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. Generally, the softer the clouds look, the less wind (but, perhaps, more rain) may be expected ; and... | |
 | Alfred Henry Alston - Seamanship - 1871 - 648 pages
...grey sky in the morning, fine weather; a high dawn, wind; a low dawn, fair weather.* " Soft looking, or delicate clouds, foretell fine weather, with moderate...but a light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. Generally, the softer clouds look, the less wind (but perhaps more rain) may be expected ; and the... | |
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Soft-looking or delicate clouds foretell fine weather, with moderate or light breezes; hard-edged, oily-looking clouds, wind. A dark, gloomy, blue sky is windy; but a light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. Generally the softer clouds look, the... 
