Ken Ring's Weather Predictions

Ken Ring is back selling his unproven weather, gardening, and best fishing predictions. You can also get his books on the global warming hoax, anxiety therapy, better parenting, and more on his predict weather website.

There was a lull after 2016 when his Facebook page announced “Sadly Ken has been unwell and unable to contribute to this page ... Thanks for all the well wishes."

If you want more background on Ken Ring, you can find an article on our website that looks at Ring's accuracy. The NZ-based Silly Beliefs site also has a great article on Ken Ring. I have had some interesting face-to-face discussions about Ring and other matters with the Silly Beliefs site's main writer (who prefers to remain anonymous), reminding me:

“there is no evidence whatsoever that his predictions are even remotely reliable. It is a scam, and by advertising his bogus weather predictions they were helping spread misinformation, and regarding earthquakes, fear. [ people left their homes needlessly in one case]”

Ken Ring emailed me last year and described something about his personal circumstances. You can see the same on his website. But we are best to keep away from personal issues with any woo peddler for several good reasons. We do not want to be seen to be prying unnecessarily; nor do we want to give any impression we are applying invalid argumentum ad hominem arguments. I have some genuine personal sympathies with Ring, which were well received. At the same time, I think his prediction business is misguided.

I came across Ring's Predict Weather forecasts in two publications: The Fringe and Ponsonby News.

I phoned Bevis - the editor at The Fringe. He admitted he didn't think the predictions were reliable. However, as “some people like to read them”, he will continue publishing them.

Ring's predictions aren't just isolated to New Zealand, He's also popular in Australia and Ireland. Ring's website sells a book that predicts the Australian weather for the next decade, and a book that predicts the Irish weather for the next year.

We would be interested in hearing from readers who encounter Ring's writing in places other than those mentioned here. Oh, and if you're on Twitter, the Ken Ring Weather Check Twitter account regularly reviews Ring's predictions and finds them wanting.