How reliable are weather sayings such as ‘cows lying down mean rain imminent’ or ‘red sky at night

Weather Lore with full-time weatherman

How reliable are weather sayings such as ‘cows lying down mean rain imminent’ or ‘red sky at night, shepherds’ delight’. A guide to country weather forecasting.

Speaker – Ian Currie

Ian is a full-time weatherman, broadcaster, author, columnist, speaker and editor of Weather eye magazine. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. Listen to him on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex giving forecasts to gardeners and growers. Ian correctly forecast the October 1987 storm.