It’s time to rain on weather ‘forecaster’s’ parade

It is astonishing that Lynne Kelleher has blithely announced (Irish Examiner, Jan 2) more prophecies from weather ‘guru’ Ken Ring, considering his wild inaccuracy. Does Ms Kelleher check Mr Ring’s forecasts against the outcomes?

Yet another credulous article under her byline (Irish Examiner, Nov 20, 2013) was prominently headlined “White Christmas for Ireland’s South, says NZ forecaster”. This hilarious report dramatically predicted “plunging sub-zero temperatures on Christmas Eve”.

Moreover, “January’s first week may be the coldest of the season, possibly reaching below -10 C in the north-east and -8c for Dublin”.