Northern Ohio.
967. In uncertain or threatening weather it is said that if you can see a piece of blue sky big enough to make a pair of breeches, it will clear off.
Maine, Massachusetts, and Northern Ohio.
968. Variant: If you can see enough blue sky in the west to make an old woman’s apron, it will clear off.
Eastern Maine.
969. Clocks and watches tick louder before mild weather.
970. Cobwebs on the grass are a sign of fair weather.
General in the United States.
971. If every dish is cleaned at a given meal, then look for fair weather the following day.