§2.26ΙΙ. Ὕδατος μὲν οὖν ταῦτα λέγεται σημεῖα· ἀνέμου δὲ καὶ πνευμάτων τάδε.
II. So then, these are said to be the signs of rain; but those of wind and breezes are as follows.
ἀνατέλλων ὁ ἥλιος καυματίας, κἂν μὴ ἀποστίλβῃ, ἀνεμῶδες τὸ σημεῖον·
If the rising sun is burning hot, even if it does not shine brightly, it is a sign of wind.
καὶ ἐὰν κοῖλος φαίνηται ὁ ἥλιος, ἀνέμου ἢ ὕδατος τὸ σημεῖον.
And if the sun appears hollow, it is a sign of wind or of rain.
καὶ ἐὰν ἐπὶ πολλὰς ἡμέρας καυματίας, αὐχμοὺς καὶ ἀνέμους πολυχρονίους σημαίνει.
And if it is burning hot for many days, it indicates long-lasting droughts and winds.
ἐὰν αἱ ἀκτῖνες αἱ μὲν πρὸς βορρᾶν αἱ δὲ πρὸς νότον σχίζωνται τούτου μέσου ὄντος κατ᾿ ὄρθρον, κοινὸν ὕδατος καὶ ἀνέμου σημεῖόν ἐστιν.
If the rays split, some toward the north and others toward the south, while the sun is in the middle at dawn, it is a common sign of rain and of wind.
§2.27Ἔστι δὲ σημεῖα ἐν ἡλίῳ καὶ σελήνῃ, τὰ μὲν μέλανα ὕδατος τὰ δ᾿ ἐρυθρὰ πνεύματος.
There are also signs in the sun and the moon, the dark ones indicating rain and the red ones wind.
ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ὁ μεὶς βορείου ὄντος ὀρθὸς εἱστήκῃ, ζέφυροι εἰώθασιν ἐπιπνεῖν καὶ ὁ μὴν χειμερινὸς διατελεῖ.
And if the new moon stands upright when a north wind is blowing, west winds are accustomed to blow and the month continues stormy.
ὅταν μὲν ἡ κεραία ἡ ἄνω τοῦ μηνὸς ἐπικύπτῃ, βόρειος ὁ μείς· ὅταν δ᾿ ἡ κάτωθεν, νότιος·
When the upper horn of the moon bends down, the month is northerly; but when the lower one does so, it is southerly.
ἐὰν δ᾿ ὀρθὸς καὶ μὴ καλῶς ἐγκεκλιμένος μέχρι τετράδος καὶ εὔκυκλος, εἴωθε χειμάζειν μέχρι διχομηνίας.
But if it is upright and not well inclined up to the fourth day, and well-rounded, it is accustomed to be stormy until the full moon.
σημαίνει ζοφώδης μὲν ὢν ὕδωρ πυρώδης δὲ πνεῦμα.
If it is gloomy, it indicates rain, but if fiery, wind.
§2.28Αἴθυιαι καὶ νῆτται καὶ ἄγριαι καὶ τιθασσαὶ ὕδωρ μὲν σημαίνουσι δυόμεναι, πτερυγίζουσαι δὲ ἄνεμον.
Cormorants and ducks, both wild and tame, indicate rain when they dive, but wind when they flap their wings.
οἱ κέπφοι εὐδίας οὔσης ὅποι ἂν πέτωνται ἄνεμον προσημαίνουσι.
Petrels, when there is fair weather, in whichever direction they fly, portend wind.
στρουθοὶ χειμῶνος ἀφ᾿ ἑσπέρας θορυβοῦντες ἢ ἀνέμου μεταβολὴν σημαίνουσιν ἢ ὕδωρ ὑέτιον.
Sparrows chattering in winter from evening onward indicate either a change of wind or raining water.
ἐρωδιὸς ἀπὸ θαλάσσης πετόμενος καὶ βοῶν πνεύματος σημεῖόν ἐστι· καὶ ὅλως βοῶν μέγα ἀνεμώδης.
A heron flying from the sea and crying is a sign of wind; and in general, its crying loudly is a sign of wind.
§2.29Κύων κυλινδούμενος χαμαὶ μέγεθος ἀνέμου σημαίνει.
A dog rolling on the ground indicates the magnitude of the wind.
ἀράχνια πολλὰ φερόμενα πνεῦμα ἢ χειμῶνα σημαίνει.
Many cobwebs drifting about indicate wind or a storm.
ἡ ἄμπωτις βόρειον πνεῦμα σημαίνει, πλημμύρα δὲ νότιον.
The ebb-tide indicates a north wind, but the flood-tide a south wind.
ἐὰν μὲν γὰρ ἐκ βορείων πλημμύρα ἥκῃ, εἰς νότιον μεταβάλλει, ἐὰν δ᾿ ἐκ νοτίων ἄμπωτις γίνηται, εἰς βόρειον μεταβάλλει.
For if the flood-tide comes from the north, the wind changes to the south; but if the ebb-tide occurs from the south, it changes to the north.
θάλασσα οἰδοῦσα καὶ ἀκταὶ βοῶσαι καὶ αἰγιαλὸς ἠχῶν ἀνεμώδης.
A swelling sea, crying cliffs, and a resounding beach are signs of wind.
καὶ ὁ μὲν βορέας λήγων ἐλάττων ὁ δὲ νότος ἀρχόμενος.
And the north wind is weaker when it ceases, but the south wind when it begins.
παρήλιος ὁπόθεν ἂν ᾖ ὕδωρ ἢ ἄνεμον σημαίνει.
From whichever direction a mock-sun appears, it indicates rain or wind from that quarter.
§2.30Ἡ πέμπτη καὶ δεκάτη ἀπὸ τροπῶν τῶν χειμερινῶν ὡς τὰ πολλὰ νότιος.
The fifteenth day after the winter solstice is for the most part southerly.
βορείων δὲ γινομένων ξηραίνει πάντα, νοτίων δὲ ὑγραίνει.
When north winds blow, they dry everything; but when south winds blow, they moisten.
ἐὰν δὲ νοτίων ὄντων ψοφῇ τι τῶν κεκολλημένων, εἰς τὰ νότια σημαίνει τὴν μεταβολήν·
And if, when south winds blow, any glued object makes a sound, it indicates a change to southerly winds.
ἐὰν δὲ πόδες οἰδῶσι, νοτία ἡ μεταβολή. τὸ δὲ αὐτὸ σημεῖον καὶ ἐκνεφίου.
And if feet swell, the change is to a south wind; and the same is also a sign of a squall.
καὶ ὀδαξῶν τὸν δεξιόν.
And likewise when the right foot itches.
ἐχῖνος ὁ χερσαῖος σημαντικόν· ποιεῖται δὲ δύο ὀπὰς ὅπου ἂν οἰκῇ, τὴν μὲν πρὸς βορρᾶν τὴν δὲ νοτόθεν· ὁποτέραν δ᾿ ἂν ἀποφράττῃ, ἐντεῦθεν πνεῦμα σημαίνει, ἐὰν δ᾿ ἀμφοτέρας, ἀνέμου μέγεθος.
The land hedgehog is indicative; it makes two holes wherever it lives, one toward the north and the other toward the south; and whichever of the two it plugs, it indicates wind from that direction, and if both, the magnitude of the wind.
§2.31Ἐὰν ὄρος, πρὸς βορρᾷ ἄνεμον προσημαίνει.
If a mountain [appears clear], it portends a wind in the north.
ἐὰν ἐν θαλάττῃ ἐξαίφνης πνεύματος γαλήνη γίνηται, μεταβολὴν πνεύματος ἢ ἐπίδοσιν.
If a sudden calm occurs at sea while a wind is blowing, it indicates a change of wind or its increase.
ἐὰν ἄκραι μετέωροι φαίνωνται ἢ καὶ νῆσοι ἐκ μιᾶς πλείους, νοτίαν μεταβολὴν σημαίνει·
If promontories appear elevated or a single island appears as several, it indicates a change to a south wind.
γῆ τε μέλαινα ὑποφαινομένη βόρειον, λευκὴ δὲ νότιον.
And land appearing dark indicates a north wind, but appearing white, a south wind.
αἱ ἅλωνες περὶ τὴν σελήνην πνευματώδεις μᾶλλον ἢ περὶ ἥλιον·
Halos around the moon are signs of wind rather than those around the sun.
σημαίνουσι δὲ πνεῦμα ῥαγεῖσαι περὶ ἄμφω, καὶ ᾗ ἂν ῥαγῇ ταύτῃ πνεῦμα.
And when they break around either, they indicate wind, and from the quarter where they break.
ἐπινεφέλων ὅθεν ἂν ἀνατέλληται, ἐντεῦθεν ἄνεμος.
On a cloudy sky, from whichever direction the clouds rise, from there comes the wind.
αἱ κηλάδες νεφέλαι θέρους ἄνεμον σημαίνουσι.
Dappled clouds in summer indicate wind.