"Wow! I especially like that tip as it's so easy to do, although they are all very useful things to know. But are you sure that all these things work?" asked Vicky.
"Well, you'll all just have to test them out and see!" laughed Teddy, "but not before we get ourselves inside," he continued as the first big, fat splodges of rain began to fall on them!
"Do you have any more tips?" asked Richard, who was very keen to learn more.
"Oh, loads and loads," replied Teddy. "And clouds - that's a whole other story! But let's leave them for another time, shall we? We need to get inside quickly before this rain becomes a torrent!"
You could try out these natural weather forecasting tips yourselves. Keep a record of your predictions, then track what the weather actually does. Do this for a month or so, several times a year. You'll hopefully start to see patterns in your predictions and how they relate to what the weather does. It will help to increase your skills and train you to pay close attention to the natural world so you don't get soaked when your are out and about!
