Indicator

Description

Period

Prediction

Wind

When strong winds blow from the sea (usually from west to east direction)

Rainy season (March-July)

Rain is expected

within 1 - 3 days

Wind

When the wind is blowing from the sea carrying dust (west-east direction) with high intensity of the sun

Rainy season

Rain expected within 3 days;

Halo (around the sun)

If at sunset there is a red circle around the sun

Rainy season (March-July)

Rain expected within 1 - 3 days

Sun

If high intensity of sunshine is observed

Rainy season (March-July)

Rain expected within 1 - 7 days

Sun

High intensity of sunshine and dust-wind blowing (from west to east) is observed

Rainy season

Rain expected within 1 - 2 days

Bird (Torle, Clamator jacobinus)

Makes a lot of sounds

At the onset of the rainy season (from February on)

Onset of the rainy season is expected in next 1 or 2 weeks

Bird (Torle, Clamator jacobinus)

Makes a lot of sounds

Rainy season

Rain is expected within 1 - 2 weeks

Bird (Gbonyu, Ploceus cucullatus

Sings a lot

Rainy season

Rain expected within 1 - 2 days

Frogs

When frogs start croaking a lot

Rainy season

Rain is expected within 1 - 3 days

Pigs

When pigs turn the grass around

Rainy season

Rain is expected within 1 day

Goats

Goats are gathered in the evening and run together

Rainy season

Rain is expected within a day

Moon

When the moon shadow is on the left side

Rainy season

Rain is expected within 2 weeks inland

Moon

When the moon shadow is on the right side

Rainy season

Rain is expected within 2 weeks inland

in the coastal part

Moon

When the moon shadow is on the top

Rainy season

Rain is expected within 2 weeks both inland and coastal part

Moon

When the moon reappears from the west

Rainy season

Rain is expected generally after 3 days

Moon

If half of the moon is visible

Rainy season

Rain is expected within the next 2 days

Moon

A red circle (like a rainbow) around the moon

Rainy season

It may rain within the next 3 days

Worms (Abotele)

Spread all over the grass after a previous rain

After February

It will rain again that same day or within 1 week’s time

Scorpions

When big black scorpions appear frequently on the farm

Rainy season

More frequent rains event are expected

(less dry spells)

Clouds

A thick cloud appears at the eastern
side from the sea

Rainy season

It will rain on the same day or
within 3 days, but the
distribution can be different

Ants

Carry their food or eggs to the holes

Rainy season

Rain is expected within next the two days

Dew

If from midnight to the following morning there is a lot of dew falling

No rain is expected the next day (sunny day)