Good Friday wives tales

[seldomseen]

I have often heard the tale that the weather you get on Good Friday is the weather you will have for 40 days.

If that's the case then here it has been clear blue sky with a wind and cold. Never saw a cloud all day.

[Blaithin]

Sometimes I think those old Wives tales came with wives from very different climates LOL

Take Groundhog Day... even if he sees his shadow and we get six more weeks of winter... that would be normal anyway! Unless it’s this year, than six more weeks would have been nice and short.

[Partners]

If that is the case..we will be seeding in June.

[woodland]

If that is the case..we will be seeding in June.

Looks and feels like January here so that statement might not be far off. Did it last year and don’t want to do it again.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Looks and feels like January here so that statement might not be far off. Did it last year and don’t want to do it again.

Must be nice, here it is much colder than most of this January was, and we have drastically more snow on the ground, January was poor sledding.

[samhill]

The tale I was told “ if it’s windy on Good Friday, you’ll have 40 days of wind”

Was 30 km/hr here today, so not bad.

Check back in 40 days.

[FarmJunkie]

I’d like to believe in some of these wives tales but if I did it would either snow or rain for 40 days after every year. Can’t remember the last nice Easter weekend as a whole for a long time. Always seems to be windy with rain or snow and cold. What will be will be.

[seldomseen]

Last year Good Friday was rain and wind and it lasted more like 50-60 days before it dried up enough to get in the field.
This year clear and cold so hoping the sun keeps shining but temps go up.

[Guest]

grandma always said it just foretold wind or not seemed to work