![]() A weather stone at the Craven Arms pub and cruck barn, Barden, Craven, North Yorkshire, reputedly more accurate than Paul Hudson, a local BBC weather man | |
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Other names | Weather stone |
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Classification | Weather joke |
Uses | Weather forecasting |
The weather rock or weather stone is a humorous display that pokes fun at the intricate technology used in modern weather forecasts, as well as the fact that their accuracy is less than perfect. A rock is typically hung from a tripod and accompanied by a sign indicating how to read it. [1] A portable example of such a display, "the famous Maine Weather Stone" of Audubon Camp, Hog Island, was described in late 1981. [2]
Some examples of the instructions commonly provided for "reading" a weather rock include:
Weather rocks will sometimes include rules for proper maintenance of the system such as, "Please do not disturb the weather rock, it is a finely tuned instrument!"
In certain circumstances the string may be incorporated into the saying:
![]() | This section possibly contains original research .(March 2019) |
Weather rocks are located all over the world. Some examples include: