Weather predictors forecast 'sizzling' temperatures for June

'The old people always said that if you get a very bad spring, it was always a sign of a great outlook for the summer'

Almanacs have a deep history with weather predicting. Picture: iStock

Red sky at night, birds too high in flight, cows lying down, and a sore joint or two. In a country fascinated by the forecast, these are just some of the ways in which we try to predict the weather here in Ireland.

In pre-Christian times, solar-worshipping ceremonies would take place at Newgrange, where our ancestors would pray to sun goddesses for good weather with fire dances.