Ireland weather - 'Late spring' to blame for cooler May temperatures after 2020 lockdown heatwave, expert says
Updated: 20 May 2021, 20:54 A "LATE spring" is to blame for low May temperatures compared to balmy heat enjoyed during lockdown at the same time last year, an expert revealed. The average temperature for this month has been more like normal April temperatures, climatologist John Sweeney said. 2 2 Ireland has experienced an unseasonably cool and unsettled month of May so far Ireland has been battered by heavy rain and wind in recent weeks, with counties Cork and Kerry on alert for 110kph gusts, and a rainfall warning issued for Clare, Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Galway and Mayo. Sweeney, who is a...