Responsa for Bava Batra 293:11

אמר ליה רבי אבא לרב אשי אנן אדרב יצחק בר אבדימי מתנינן לה דאמר רב יצחק בר אבדימי מוצאי יום טוב האחרון של חג הכל צופין לעשן המערכה נטה כלפי צפון עניים שמחים ובעלי בתים עצבין מפני שגשמי שנה מרובין ופירות מרקיבין

in strife, and do not rebel against the government of the House of David, and [if] the weather on the Festival of Pentecost is fine sow wheat<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Fine weather at that season is an indication of a good wheat harvest for that year. ');">²⁸</span> Mar Zutra stated: It was said, 'cloudy'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., cloudy weather at Pentecost is an indication of a good harvest for that year. Cloudy, Heb. balul, [H], is easily interchangeable with barrur, [H], clear. ');">²⁹</span> The Nehardeans said in the name of R. Jacob: 'Fine' [does] not [mean] absolutely fine, nor does 'cloudy' mean completely overcast, but even [when it is] 'cloudy' and the north wind blows [the clouds], it is regarded as 'fine'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the wheat harvest of that year will be successful. ');">³⁰</span>

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