Can you predict the weather with you aches and pains?
By Woodpigeon
@Woodpigeon (3710)
Ireland
May 25, 2007 7:32am CST
Some say it's an old wives tale, and that you get more of a change in barometric pressure by riding an elevator. Others swear on their lives that they can tell you it is going to rain by the aches in their bodies. What do you believe? Can you predict the weather? Do you know anyone who claims to be able to do this?
I believe I can predict change, and it doesn't have to be rain. If the weather has been bad, and an unusually warm spell is coming, my joint radar system picks that up, too.
I have two old broken bones that throb, as well as various joints that seem to take turns. I can be deep inside a building, and all of a sudden that familiar pain will kick in. Or like right now, my hip suddenly went on fire, and I know I have less than fifteen minutes to get the laundry off the line before it starts. Generally, the more severe the pain, and the more sudden it comes on, the sooner and heavier I know the weather change is going to be.
Excuse me while I go find my rain coat. I look forward to hearing your stories and opinions!
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@dana234 (2114)
• Spain
25 May 07
I can´t predict the weather, don´t have a build in radar system, lol.
My husband can though. He can feel when there´s going to be a thunderstorm, strangely enough he starts to feel very relaxed beforehand. If the temperature is about to rise he gets migraines. He´s more reliable than the weather report, lol.
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
Ah, another temperature riser! It seems less common. I don't get headaches, it's the same pain as with the cold. I just know a change is coming. I hope you guys live in a mild, middle of the road climate without loads of extremes!
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
26 May 07
hello!
you also have that power, too, huh? good for you.
my youngest brother who has leukemia for years has this kind of ability to predict weather, too. although not 100% accurate, we believe in him. most of the time when it's gonna rain at some time of the day, he says... "i have a headache. i guess it will rain tonight." and he's right. or when he says, "i feel bad today. maybe the sun's gonna be shining so much. gonna be a hot weather." and he's right. so, funny, but at times when i go out of the house, i ask him if i need to bring an umbrella or not.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
30 May 07
i am not sure if it's where he gets his predicting the weather thing. but he suffered from it since he was 6 or 7 years old. now he's 19 and surviving.
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
30 May 07
I'm sorry about your brother's leukemia. Is that when he developed the weather skill?
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
30 May 07
Bless him! I hope he continues to live a long and healthy as possible life.
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
25 May 07
I can predict with a storm is coming or if there is a strong warm or cold front coming.
I have migraines that are often triggered with barometric pressure. Which really sucks because sometimes the change will happen in the middle of the night so I wake up in pain.
But when there is a storm...like a storm thunder or snow/ice storm, my head will begin to hurt terribly before there are any signs of it coming.
So if I get a really really bad migraine, I know to start watching the weather.
I also have a bad knee that will sometimes hurt when there is a storm brewing. But the best way I tell is by my migraines.
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
26 May 07
I am glad I asked this question. I don't have migraines so I had no idea they could be triggered by barometric pressure. I was just reading about this at www.relieve-migraine-headache.com and they say the pressure change also triggers a chemical reaction in your body. Lucky us, eh?
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
26 May 07
Wow! I didn't know it could change a chemical balance too!
Thanks for the website! I am going to read up too. :)
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
30 May 07
Yeah, those are my tender days. My hip has this patch in it that aches so badly. It isn't even the joint area, either. I must have some old muscle injury. It seems like it is common enough, so I wonder why some people don't believe it to be true?
@abroji (3247)
• India
26 May 07
I have no talent to predict the whether. If all at a sudden black clouds roll up all over and a chilling wind blows anybody can understand that it is going to rain. In such situation I can also predict.
However I know some people who correctly predict weather based on some unidentified symptoms. But this is the first time I hear about a faculty to predict weather based on certain body ailments. Curious!
Thank you.
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
26 May 07
Really? You've never heard of it? I'd never heard of the headache problem, either, but I know the other predictions well. Is your climate fairly constant? Maybe that is how you are avoiding this delightful malady.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
25 May 07
oh i definitely can.i've had multiple injuries on the one leg,and now it screams anytime a storm's coming.i'm more accurate than the weatherman..and i wish i were getting his check for it LOL
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
26 May 07
probably it's the people who don't have bad joints,prior injuries/arthritis.
they don't feel it,so they don't think it exists..
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
That's exactly what it does, isn't it. It isn't just sore. It is screaming, or thumping or firing up. I wonder why some people think it is an old wives tale?
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
28 May 07
Hi Woodpigeon I can certainly tell when the weather is changing from either cold or hot. I had 2 herniated discs operated on just last year. And let me tell you it really is painful when the weather is changing. I dont like it one bit. Hey but at least I dont have to watch the weather report.LOL
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@dragonstar13 (1465)
• United States
25 May 07
Once in a while my knee, which I injured in a car accident almost 30 years ago, will just start throbbing. It usually last for a day or two and then goes away. About 2 weeks later, it rains.
We live in a desert so these occurences are few and far between, but this happes every time it rains.
I have known several people who can predict the weather with aches and pains.
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
26 May 07
Living in the desert, I bet tha make it really intesne when the rain comes. Ouch! I feel for you!
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
I couldn't agree more. Myhip and my finger are both thumping right now. It wouldn't matter if I was in a blacked out soundproof box, I'd know what was up with the weather.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
26 May 07
Oh my !! I used to make fun of my old aunt because she kept saying things like " it will be raining tomorrow, my knee is bothering me" or something similar. I thought it really was a wives tale....
Now, over 30 years after I"m inviting my children to make fun of me because I do feel when there will be a change hehe
LIke you it doesn't have to be only for rain. ANy change of weather will give me a signal.
It usually works on my poor shoulder that was dislocated three times, but I also get a headache with big changes in weather.
I guess I am now part of the old wives tales hehe
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
30 May 07
You're another of the headache crew? I wonder if the change of weather is changing the pressure in your sinus cavities or something? Tia was saying it brings on migraines as well, and I saw that it is possible barometric pressure effects body chemistry.
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
29 May 07
I don't think this is an old wives tale.I have arthritis in both knees and my hip and let me tell you,I know before it rains cause it throbs something awful! Of course I haven't felt it in awhile as we are in such a drought.The weatherman said the pattern will be changing by mid week and we should slowly start to get some rain and i believe it cause my knees and hips are starting to throb a little more than usual
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
30 May 07
Me too, and I can tell by the intensity of the pain how bad the weather is going to be. It seems intrinsically linked.
@ElicBxn (63705)
• United States
25 May 07
The fibro has me aching most of the time, but I can kind of tell the weather by the state of my head - if its oppresive & we're going to have some strange weather, I often get a headache.
The broken bone in my foot hurts if it gets cold, but I can feel more weather in my neck from the various injuries I've had to it (car wrecks & horse falls.)
My sister tells me that she really feels the weather in her wrist that she did a bang up job on in high school - broke AND dislocated it. She was in a cast for nearly 4 months.
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
26 May 07
I never knew that people also get headaches because of the weather. Thanks for the response, this discussion has been enlightening!
@Modestah (11177)
• United States
25 May 07
yep! change in the weather (especially rains) does affect the ole bones, joints, and muscles as well as the attitude! both my husband and I. He groans more about it, so I guess that means that he is more sensitive to the changes than myself.... but, he is also 4 years older.
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
So, are most of your aches centered in the joints? Are they the result of old injuries or just wear and tear of normal use? I seem to have a mixed bag.
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
25 May 07
Well, you have proven for yourself. lol.
My mother is also the weather forecaster in my home. When she complains of aches and pains, we know immediately that bad weather is coming. If it rains continuously, she is more in pain. However, if the weather turns good, her pain goes away.
btw, how do you predict unusually warm spell? I predict from my stickiness.
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
It is the same sharp achey reaction. If it is a middle of the road sort of day, and the aches kick in out of the blue, I know there is going to be a major change coming, either hot or cold. It could be either, so I just use the season as a judgement. If it is going to start pouring, it's almost like a smell or a feel to go with that insistant pain. No mistaking it once you come to know it :-)
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
Seriously, sneezing? I didn' know about that one! I wonder what the reason for that is?
@recycledgoth (9894)
•
25 May 07
My friends often refer to me as a weather witch as I usually know when it is going to be cold and wet. My joints begin to ache, my knees hurt, my fingers begin to feel stiff and painful. I also seem to be able to tell when a thunderstorm is coming, I get a dull ache behind my eyes and a tightness around my forehead, most of the time I'm right. Wierd, I don't understand it at all, but I've learnt to trust my weather sense
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
I trust it completely, too, even though people will look at me funny when it is still sunny and I say my knee says it is coming his afternoon or whatever. My aches are pretty accurate.
Does it happen to you that your joints trade off? Sometimes it is my knees, sometimes my hip, or what have you. Do your joints take turns?
@KarenO52 (2950)
• United States
25 May 07
My mom used to be able to tell if was going to rain, she said she felt it in her bones. She was always right, and most of the time she knew before the weather report. I broke my arm years ago, and for a few years, I could tell when it was going to rain by an ache in the healed arm that felt like a toothache. It doesn't happen anymore. Now, I get migraines whenever there's a big sudden change in the weather.
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
I am the same with the old breaks, i is more often my knees or hips now whereas it used to always be them working as the early warning system. It must have served our nomadic ancestrs or something as a warning to either get to shelter or not stray too far from it. I can't see any other reason for having to put up with this.
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@dragonokiefly (862)
• United States
25 May 07
I always have believed there is some shred of truth to every wivies tale I hear and this one is no different. I can predict 95 percent of the time when the weather will be changing. It might not always be rain but I know it will be differnt weather coming in. I had surgery on my knee as a child and since then I feel like I am the human barometer lol.
Yesterday I woke up with my knee hurting so bad I could barely walk, so I knew something was coming. I turned on the news and sure enough, this huge line of storms were on there way. I didn't even have a chance to get the kids to school before it hit. Today it is hurting bt not too bad and they say we are suppose to have more storms this afternoon. There was one day a month or so ago the weatherman said we were going to be hit with sever storms and to prepare, I looked at hubby and said "yeah right". I wasn't hurting so I knew we weren't in for what they said. I was correct, it didn't hit us until 2 days later.
Hope you got your laundry off the line in time.
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
25 May 07
I did and then the sprinkles started. They've stopped but I think there is more coming, just later today!
@castleghost (1304)
• United States
25 May 07
Yea, I believe our bodies can tell us when we are going to have a change in the weather. I had an accident years ago which damaged my knee badly. Ever since I can tell you when we will be getting snow or when it will be raining. The knee hurts most days but when the weather changes its as if my knee doesn't want to work at all. Must be that part of the my body day off.
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@gretats (63)
• Philippines
26 May 07
I think with all the testimonials in here, it must be true. Although I cant sense a changing weather or when theres going to be a downpour, hehe I believe some people can do really tell when it is going to happen. It must be some sort of bodily reaction to the change, like a superhuman sensitivity to something. hehe
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