Mountain Moss.
When the mountain moss is soft and limpid, expect rain.
When mountain moss is dry and brittle, expect clear weather.
March Flowers.
“March flowers make no summer bowers,” because if the spring is very mild, vegetation becomes too far advanced and is liable to injury from frost.
Mushrooms.
When mushrooms spring up during the night, expect rain.
Mushrooms and toad-stools are numerous before rain.
Nuts.
Nuts with a thick covering denote a hard winter.