What's the weather like in your area 2

Bad enough morning, rain & hail. Turning out an OK afternoon now though, will be showers.

Tileman

Was in bloom today the rain ruined it. Very wet and cold for June

ruwithme

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119163105#Comment_119163105

Queer change for dublin, sicken ya when you watch a news report broadcast from there & it's nearly never raining, despite it hammering anywhere you where that day.

Danzy

Cold night tonight.

DBK1

Cold and wet all day here in the midlands. A lot of grass on the ground too mowed yesterday around here. Hard to know what lads do be thinking when they’re going cutting.

Local man here keeps attempting to make hay, I wish he'd stop. I can promise about ten days rain in the following fortnight once I see the gateway strimmed. Starting to think he's ruining our Summers single handed.

Dinzee Conlee

In Cavan for the weekend - weather has been good. Was a super day yesterday, good again today. Lot of silage made around here over the weekend…

Whereas it’s been wet every day at home in Cork over the weekend…

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119163489#Comment_119163489

You missed the monsoon on Thursday.

Say my name

Calves broke out through their fence and other fences and across the ditch into the neighbours Friday night, Saturday morning with lightning visible from a bit away.

A bit sorry now I didn't pull the trigger on some silage last week. I've none done yet.

The coming week looks a right off. Maybe a possibility of HP returning next Sunday.

Say my name

https://twitter.com/Pinhead6/status/1533499413494173696?t=coIElWgESjGqJFZI8vpU6g&s=19

Hail from thunderstorms in Germany today.

(God's punishment for the slow movement of weapons to Ukraine to fight the devil's own)..🤪

Mooooo

Two good heavy days rain here. It was wanting bar for those who hadn't silage done as growth had dropped and fields are stemmy. Have a good bit of ground ploughed but will have to wait, tbh the rain was prob more important but as it goes down here once it stops once we have enough of it!

Fine dark wet June day 😆

Tileman

Unreal dark this evening and cold also. This year is not warming up at all.

Base price

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119171978#Comment_119171978

I've the fire lit most evenings to take the chill/dampness out of the air.

Easten

https://youtu.be/RK18L-8W4io

C

Not great looking for the week ahead. Wet and stormy, flood on the way early next week. It's like a forecast from the middle of November

_Brian

Poor June weather.

11c and constant drizzle.

leaving certs must feel cheated.

Had the winter jacket on out checking sheep this morning

_Brian

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119178141#Comment_119178141

That’s the poxy thing of this weather. Yesterday evening I came in from work and quickly threw on pull-ups because it was drizzling. 10 minutes later I was regretting it, damp on the outside and damp on the inside.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119178190#Comment_119178190

We're caught every way Brian, too warm for them, too wet without them, and too cold to be a nudist 😂

Dickie10

is it 2012 again? anyone any thoughts on that summer? i remember being at two matches in a row in mid to late june on two saturday evenings a replay and both games you needed a jacket on. usually not uncommon for that on 1 week but mid to late june it usually changes to heat within a few days. was at a match later that year around mid july and pissed rain and cold evening.

Dickie10

were cattle in very early autumn 2012? and nothing grew in spring 2013 until june

Grueller

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119181675#Comment_119181675

That is correct Dickie. I nearly went broke buying silage spring 13.

Mooooo

Not quiet 2012 yet. Hope wont see it too soon either. Rained from may to dec and froze from jan to April 13. Spring 13 near broke me mentally as much as financially

Young lad invited to a birthday party this afternoon, not sure how well the bouncy castle will hold up in this wind 🤔

Dozer1

real downpours here all morning, contractor here at slurry said a good bit of silage down, tough going for those affected

Tileman

Horrible downpours here. Thunder and odd flash of lightening also. Unreal bad weather for June

Western Pomise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119182623#Comment_119182623

Hopefully things turn but up here in Mayo wet land is saturated and there is no real growth of any account on ground grazed 10 days ago.

Another wet week forecast but temps up to 19 degrees so that should help the growth rates…..fingers 🤞

Reggie.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119183289#Comment_119183289

Why do these lads cut. Was giving all week broken with a possible improvement at end of the week

cjpm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119185425#Comment_119185425

It’s known as PST

Pre Silage Tension

Easten

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119185425#Comment_119185425

They believe that unless it is cut at the optimum moment then the silage quality is lost. So away they go regardless of the weather forecast because the calendar says so

148multi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119185400#Comment_119185400

No real growth here in roscommon either, very blustery today, just started raining now. Lads wanting to get ground back into the grazing platform. Sort of hit and run silage season.

straight

It's only silage lads. Got caught myself this year. Was waiting for the contractor all week and wasn't going to be the asshole shouting at him. Went in wet. Plenty effluent. No one died. Plenty bulk and massive recovery for aftergrass.

Wildsurfer

I don't understand how this year is being compared to 2012, the weather must be vastly different up the West and North? Bit cooler than we'd like for June and it's luck of the draw whether you get silage in dry or get a few heavy showers, but ground is like Iron. If anything, we need more rain down South as its drying off as fast as it falls.

straight

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119187365#Comment_119187365

Best year ever so far...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119187365#Comment_119187365

Iirc 2012 rained here, heading to the merchants the last day I noted the local river is so low as to see sand so it's pretty low. One thing I will say, it's cold for the time of year, consistently.

dzer2

Ground has never got badly wet here since 18. We always had a lough in one of the fields never actually went dry until 18. Hasn't filled up since after heavy rain even in the winter it drains within a day. Did notice that although we are in the middle of June we haven't had a trip to the beach and haven't taken the jumper off.

Base price

Lit the fire tonight. There is a cool North West blustery wind blowing and it's just started to drizzle. Not great weather considering it's the Summer Solstice on Tuesday.

whelan2

Super day today

DBK1

Best day of the year so far here in the midlands. Just off the tractor from a whole day baling hay and it was all in super order.

have2flushtwice

What does everyone use here for weather? I've been rained off twice in the past two months and have lost the day due to rain. Last Friday was a prime example. Checked met.ie on weds and all was good for a few days, on the Friday it rained from 8 to 1pm and it was heavy at that.

Western Pomise

Use YR weather and Met Eireann and if it’s an important week for weather watch BBC farming forecast on Sunday.

Very heavy rain all day in Mayo.Ground had dried out a fair bit especially with dry days early in the week but this will wet them again!

Growth rate well improved for last 10 days though.

Sugarbowl

Very heavy rain forecast here tomorrow. Are young calves ok out in that rain? Like 3/4 weeks. It’s been dry here practically since they were born.

Lime Tree Farm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119245753#Comment_119245753

I would bring them in, the cold rain is too much of a shock to their system after a such a warm spell.

Easten

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119245753#Comment_119245753

Leave them out, a warm shed with wet cattle is a hotbed for every virus going. Calves once they have a full belly of milk can withstand a blizzard nevermind a drop of Summer rain

Lime Tree Farm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119246308#Comment_119246308

You could be right this time.

I says

Lashing down here. Middle of the country.

peckypiper

Lots of thunder and lightning with heavy rain in cavan

Raining, windy, no such luck to have something as interesting as thunder & lightning

whelan2

Very windy, not much rain

patsy_mccabe

It was wintery cold here yesterday. Today not much better. I was looking at Windy.com yesterday and the wind we are getting is from the Artic. It blows down by north Norway, over Iceland and then straight down, turns east and in over the country. I don't think I've ever heard of wind blowing like that before. Crazy for this time of year.