Weather Forecasting – Feline Style

[SunKat]

In almost every country where they were known, cats were believed to have mystical powers, and among other things, to be able to foretell and control the weather. Here is a list of what can be expected weather-wise based on cat behavior and actions:

• When cats run about wildly, or claw at carpets and cushions, wind is coming.
• A cat sleeping with all four paws tucked under means bad weather is coming.
• When the pupil of a cat’s eye broadens, there will be rain.
• A cat washing itself is believed to be a forecast of rain.
• To throw a cat overboard causes an immediate storm at sea.
• If a cat sneezes it will rain.
• If the cat turns its tail to a fire or any substituting heat source, it foretells a possible change in weather, particularly the coming of heavy rain or hard frost.
• If a cat sits with its back to the fire, it is a sure sign of frost.
• If a cat curls up with its forehead touching the ground, it indicates that storms will happen in the near future.
• If a cat continually looks out a window on any day, rain is on the way.
• Sailors believed that if a cat licked its fur against the grain it meant a hailstorm was coming; if it sneezed, rain was on the way; and if it was frisky, the wind would soon blow.
• A German belief says that mistreating a cat can cause a rainstorm to occur on the clothes you’ve hung out to dry.
• It was a popular belief that cats could start storms through magic stored in their tails – so sailors always made sure that they were well-fed and contented.
• If a cat licks its fur in the opposite way that it naturally lies, there will be significant rain.
• Alternatively, if the cat calmly and smoothly washes itself, expect fair weather.
• Forgetting to feed your cat on your wedding day is an invitation to the rain.
• To see a cat eating grass foretells rain.
• Anyone who makes cats his enemy is certain to be accompanied to the grave with wind and rain.
• If the cat tears of the cushions or carpet with its claws, it is a sign that wind is coming, as we say, “the cat is raising the wind“.
• If cats are playing in the house and an unusually lively way, windy or stormy weather is approaching.
• If the cat while washing its face draws its paw over its forehead it is a sign of good weather. If not, it means speedy rain.
• Indonesians and Malays believe that if you wash your cat it will bring rain.

 

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