Lammas has past, so Autumn's here already. According to the old seasons of the year, autumn began on August 24, St Bartholomew's day, 40 days after St Swithun's day, on which " if it do rain, for forty days shall it remain".
Another saying goes that " For all the tears St Swithun can cry, St Bartholomew's mantle wipes them dry." And again St Bartholomew brings the first cold dew. Winter follows autumn on St Catherine's day, November 25. Spring follows winter on St Peter's day, February 22, and summer follows spring on St Urban's day, May 25.
That's the season's sorted. The old saws may be as good as the modern Met Office predictions.
They've been getting it a bit skewed again this summer with forecasts unable to get it right very far in advance.
The tail end of Hurricane Bertha is to bring winterish conditions at the end of August. We shall but see.
