Rain will from the clouds be spilled.
When ants are situated in low ground, their migration may be taken as an indication of approaching heavy rains.
Expect stormy weather when ants travel in lines, and fair weather when they scatter.
If in the beginning of July the ants are enlarging and building up their piles, an early and cold winter is at hand.
An open ant-hole indicates clear weather; a closed one an approaching storm.
Ants, Crickets, Gnats, etc.
Ants are very busy; gnats bite; crickets are lively; spiders come out of their nests, and flies gather in houses just before rain.
Butterflies.
The early appearance of butterflies is said to indicate fine weather.
When the white butterfly flies from the southwest, expect rain.