proverb · Words worth keeping
If the clouds move against the wind, rain will follow.
If the clouds move against the wind, rain will follow.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying predicts rain when clouds move against the wind. It makes a contrast between two perceived directions into a weather sign.
What the words are saying
The wind observation is not given a height, location or duration. The supplied wind-shear account is not needed to describe the contrast and is not independently verified for a particular scene. A useful reading distinguishes what someone saw from a guaranteed forecast.
Everyday example
A reader records the apparent directional contrast without treating it as proof that rain will follow.
When to use it
Use it to discuss a directional weather sign with conditions unspecified.
What it does not mean
No wind-shear diagnosis or reliable rain prediction is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 605; PDF page 88
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