[Trivia] Did You Know? A Collection of Weather Proverb Quizzes!

A Vocaloid producer who is also a music writerAraki Jakkan
I’ve worked in a variety of roles—regardless of pro or amateur settings—including live event PA, cameraman for video and photography, restaurant staff, and logistics center staff. I now spend my days as a part-time writer. I’ve contributed to music and manga websites with feature/review articles, and wrote the liner notes included as a bonus for 1st PLACE Inc.’s “IA SUPER BEST.” As for my music background, I started playing guitar in junior high and focused on band activities during my school years. For over 15 years since then, up to the present, I’ve continued releasing original tracks as a Vocaloid producer. My areas of expertise are Japanese rock, Vocaloid, and manga.

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!

Weather proverbs featuring living creatures (1–10)

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.

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In conclusion

I introduced quite a lot, but how many did you get right? Naturally, in the days before television, people couldn’t watch the weather forecast segment on the news, so proverbs like the ones listed here must have spread across the country as a kind of shared knowledge. You might enjoy this quiz collection even more by having your family and friends try it too!