[Trivia] Did You Know? A Collection of Weather Proverb Quizzes!
Many people check the weather forecast on TV or smartphone apps before heading to school, work, or going out to have fun.
But when you’re out and can’t check the forecast and find yourself wondering, “What will the weather do from here?”, how do you predict it?
In this article, we’ll introduce weather-related proverbs that have long been loved in Japan—in a quiz format!
We’ve gathered various bits from different angles: tidbits that might actually help with real forecasts and expressions that use the sky’s appearance as a metaphor for things.
Give it a try!
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Proverbs that predict the actual weather (1–10)
If it rains in the morning, it clears up by evening; if it’s clear in the evening, the next morning brings rain.
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A morning rainbow means rain; an evening rainbow means fair weather.
In Japan, because weather systems move from west to east, this saying was born. In other words, it implies that rain is falling in the direction where a rainbow is visible. A morning rainbow means “the low-pressure system is moving this way and the weather will deteriorate,” while an evening rainbow means “the low-pressure system has passed to the east, so it will likely clear up afterward.”
When the cicadas start singing, the rainy season ends.
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When thunder rumbles, the rainy season ends.
It is said that when rainwater seeps in, the ground hardens.
After a storm comes 〇.
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Calm comes after the storm.
As you can imagine with a typhoon, the weather turns calm after the storm. It’s also a proverb meaning, “Even if things seem unfortunate now, if you wait, something good will come eventually.”
Weather proverbs featuring living creatures (1–10)
The Marriage of 〇
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fox’s wedding
It refers to rain that falls even when it’s sunny. While it varies by region, this mysterious sight has long been called “a fox’s trick,” based on the idea that people are being deceived by foxes.
If 〇 washes his face, it rains.
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When a cat washes its face, it will rain.
It’s said that just before it rains—when the humidity rises—cats feel something off with their fur and try to groom themselves. Either way, it’s adorable.
If 〇〇〇 fly high, it will be sunny.
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When kites (black kites) fly high, it will be fair weather.
Black kites ride updrafts to fly. The saying means: when they’re flying high, it indicates many updrafts are forming—i.e., a high-pressure system is warming the ground—so the weather will be clear.
When 〇〇〇 fly low, it means rain.
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When swallows fly low, it means rain.
The small winged insects that swallows eat fly low when humidity rises because moisture clings to their wings. Swallows then also fly low to catch them, and this is how the proverb originated.