IF YOU’VE FELT a bit colder in the last week you’re not alone, and that chilly wind is probably to blame.

A spokesperson for Met Éireann told The Journal about the colder feeling in the air the last week, and they confirmed temperatures have been “a little bit lower” than we would normally see in May.

Normally the average in May is between 12 and 15 degrees Celsius, but for the last week we’ve seen between 10 and 14 degrees most days. 

The reason for this, they said, is the strong north/north-westerly wind we’ve been getting, making us feel chillier. 

Though we all have been hoping for warmer days, this wind is actually not unusual for the time of year. It is also responsible for those heavy, short showers in parts of the country.

The good news is Met Éireann confirmed that they expect temperatures to “rise by one or two degrees” by the middle of next week. 

Though they said it’s “hard to tell” at this stage, we also could enjoy “drier” conditions and “sunny spells” as well as an easing up of that bitter wind by the end of the working week