How to Tell Tomorrows Weather in the Open Range

If you crawl out of your tent early in a summerweather to come would be a tearing layer of
morning and find out breakfast will be nice andclouds at the evening, single, fast moving clouds
easy, because there is no dew on the grass,drifting with the wind, or an almost cloudless sky
should not get ready for a longer walk out in thein the evening.
open range. If you want to go anyway, youThere has always been a relation between the
should at least take a waterproof jacket.colour of sundowns and sunrise and the coming
There are a few signs for bad or good upcomingweather. A red sunrise is promising rain, same as
weather. All you need to know is how to reada pale yellow sundown. A clear and clean
them, if there is no reliable weather forecastsundown, even red as red can be is an almost
available.guarantee for a nice and sunny next day.
Animals usually know ahead of time how theMore signs for bad weather to come are halos
weather is going to be. You all know about thearound the moon, shimmering stars at night,
swallows flying high, if the weather is nice. That'ssweating rocks and a very clear and long sight
because their dinner insects are flying high on niceinto the range. Sinking mist in the morning, a lot of
and sunny days. Mosquitoes are unusuallydew in the first half of the night and distant fog
aggressive on a morning before a rain oron the horizon are promising good weather.
thunderstorm. And if you can't sleep at nightIf you are venturing out in the range or into the
because of the frogs a having a "field night", youmountains, you should always try to get the best
can expect a nice and sunny day in the morning.of weather forecasts possible. Always be
Not quite so easy is reading the clouds. A wholeprepared for a sudden change! It might be very
variety of different clouds are a sign of badentertaining to watch a group of folks getting
weather to come, same as light feather cloudspicked up from the side of a mountain by a
and a fresh breeze at the same time. Fastsearch and rescue helicopter, because they got
moving shreds of clouds low on the horizon aresurprised by a sudden fog and bad rain, it might
promising bad weather, also. Signs of nicebe you, so be aware.