NEW YORK (PIX11) -- While many individuals rely on weather apps or trust their preferred meteorologists for accurate forecasts, pet owners might consider listening to their intuitive, furry companions.

There has been a lot of folklore through the years about cats and weather changes, but the Farmer's Almanac suggests there could be some truth to the legends.

According to James J. Garriss, a weather contributor for the Farmer's Almanac, many European cultures believed that cats could influence or forecast the weather. Examples include: • It was believed in Britain and Wales that rain was likely if a cat busily washed its ears. • In Holland, it was believed that cats could predict the wind by clawing at carpets and curtains. • In early America, when a cat sat with its back to the fir

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