June Weather Watching

Good weather in “Flaming June” is necessary if there is to be a good harvest. Country weather lore states:

• If June with bright sun is blessed, for harvest, we will thank the Goddess.
• If June be sunny, harvest comes early.
• A cold and wet June ruins the rest of the year.
• It is said that if it rains on 27 June, then it will rain for the next seven weeks.
• A wet June makes a dry September.
• A dripping June brings all things in tune.
• If swallows fly near the ground in June, it is a sign of coming rain.
• Bats flying on a June evening are a sign of hot, dry weather the next day.
• A calm June puts the farmer in tune.
• June damp and warm, does the farmer no harm.
• Rain on St Vitus’ Day (June 15), brings rain for 30 days in a row.

According to country lore, it was also claimed that summer doesn’t actually begin until the elder is in flower.

Information collected from: various sources