What the F is this weather

[Old Tip]

Its the first of June and i am frozen, covered in mud and wet through after getting in a fresh dropped lamb which was lying in a heap of hailstone. I have seen snow on the hills this week and its hardly been over ten degrees this spring and its more like five degrees today. I know us farmers can moan but this is getting past a joke

 

[Chae1]

Same up here. Going to have to take some cattle home from summer grazing already if it continues.

 

[Sandy]

It's was meant to cheer up later in the week but the forecast I've seen is warmer but still blowing a gale!

 

[ARW]

I'm sick as feck. We are normally getting burnt fencing in shorts. Sick of having to wear loads of clothes, it's been a bloody long winter for us lads an I can't wait to be able to work in shorts and a t shirt.

 

[Kevtherev]

It's crap

 

[scholland]

It is shite, gutter everywhere still feeding most of the cows can't put them to grass as they will just make a mess. Silage grass and barley doing buggar all.
2 stock bulls with bit of limp likely foot trouble with the mud, will look tomorrow.
Even the lambs and ewes don't look happy and aren't thriving.

 

[Penmoel]

not a lot better here

 

[DRC]

Heating back on here. Feels like a November day, cold and wet. I've never seen the maize look so yellow.
Dairy farmer neighbour said there was a frost this morning, although I can't verify that!

 

[bobk]

Lovely here 22 degrees , fired up the barbie

 

[Pilatus]

Know doubt Simon can explain why it is so cold ,but that is NO consulation to us having to dress up, as if its mid winter to keep warm, no good for the animals either!!! Perhaps he will say farmers have short memories and it is quite often like this in June, I DON'T think so

 

[DRC]

Lovely here 22 degrees , fired up the barbie

I'll have a pint of what ever your on!

 

[Hilly]

Horizontal freezing sleet here with a strong wind, horrendous.

 

[Old Tip]

The only saving grace is theres no flies or midges, even some of the trees still haven't got leaves its that effin cold

 

[bobk]

I'll have a pint of what ever your on!

You'll still be 2 behind

 

[llamedos]

June 1975 & 2009 it snowed
1975 was warmest summer on av since 1947
2009 well

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Cows have landed back up, don't look happy.

Looking like I will have to start buffer feeding this week.

 

[bobk]

I'll have a pint of what ever your on!

 

[DRC]

Over the water again are you?

 

[bobk]

Over the water again are you?

Aye, wouldn't have took a picture of that wheat if it was mine wunna do a ton.

 

[Blaithin]

We had a warm winter but summer is slow to get going here. Here's a pic of the "expected" weather for this week. We're desperately in need of rain as everything is dry as a popcorn fart. Got wildfires all over the province and firefights in from all over the country. Each time were supposed to get rain to help out its just a little dribble and the clouds carry on. Complete fire ban on everywhere.

Crops are starting to come up here and the grass and trees are green at least even if they aren't growing very fast. There's some places a couple hours away that are covered with grasshoppers and caterpillars already though and others than haven't even started to green up because it's too dry.