How do people `read` the fuzz bands to predict the coming weather?

The wooly bear has three color segments. Usually, from head to tail end: black, brown, and black.
The folklore goes - the wider the brown segment, the milder the winter.
What do you see?
Another predictor - field corn. Before harvest, when the ripened, dried corn cob extends well past the husk, you should look for a hard winter.
Anyone care to add more.......

If there is a sale on snow throwers going into the fall, mild winter coming.

What does it mean when you don't see any Wooly's ? There have been zero sightings in my area, and my one friend said she normally has seen quite a few by now

I've found 4.
#1 youngster- all bands equal width.
#2 adult- one band ( stem to stern) dark blackish brown.
#3 and #4 adults- one band (stem to stern) brown !
Never seen these variations before.

Can't see how high the bald face hornet nests are till the leaves fall.

I just started seeing Wooly Bear in my yard yesterday. I didn't really pay any attention to the color or width of the bands. I will pay attention when I see the next one.

Found a wooly yesterday, with a large brown band, so a mild winter. No big surprise, we have had mild winters here for 5 years now! We southerners look at persimmon pits, squirrel tails, a few other things that just don't come to mind at present. (I just woke up).

Mild is good.
The temp. fluctuations seem more of a problem in my little ecosystem.
Still don't know what the height of the hornet nests means.

Not heard of the hornet nests. I don't think I will get that close to one to see the height of it, hornets are evil little dive bombers.

I saw a Wooly Bear yesterday and the brown band was larger that the 2 black bands. I sure hope that means a mild winter although we have heard it is suppose to be colder with more snow.

I hope you're right, Jeanne, because whatever weather you get, we get 24 hours later. So...I'm hoping for 70 degrees & sunny until Christmas Eve.