Before satellites and modern meteorological forecasting technologies, people based themselves on naked-eye observation of the sky to predict the weather, transforming that knowledge into rhymes and popular proverbs. These sayings were passed down from generation to generation as a way to anticipate climatic conditions.
The article explains that some of these proverbs have real meteorological basis, supported by empirical observations about atmospheric patterns. However, others are simply part of popular memory, without proven scientific basis, functioning more as cultural tradition than as reliable forecasting tools.
Climate changes are presented as a factor that is altering the traditional climate patterns on which these proverbs were based. This means that many of these sayings are losing their accuracy, since the climatic calendar that gave them meaning is changing significantly.
