weather-prophet

Noun

weather-prophet (plural weather-prophets)

1. A person who foretells the weather, especially without modern meteorological aids or knowledge.
   • They [...] are excellent weather-prophets; but they appear to think that they can add power to the natural phenomena by singing and performing ritual dances, and so on.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 179
2. An animal whose behaviour is an indication of coming weather, especially change of season.
   • "Diodorus," he says, "distinctly states that the hawk, in Egypt, was venerated because it foretold the future." (Birds generally act as weather-prophets.)1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 56