N. B. The barometer sinks lowest of all for wind and rain together, next to that for wind (except it be an east or north-east wind).
The rise of the barometer.
In winter the rise of the barometer presages frost.
In frosty weather, the rise of the barometer presages snow.
If fair weather happens soon after the rise of the barometer, expect but little of it.
In wet weather, if the mercury rises high and remains so, expect continued fine weather in a day or two.
In wet weather, if the mercury rises suddenly very high, fine weather will not last long.
N. B. The barometer rises highest of all for north and east winds; for all other winds it sinks.