Is ther any hope for nothern ireland having a summer this yr??

Question

apart from the obvious of no hope,please if ther is any weather fanatic lovers that have any infit wud b largly appreciated.

Answer 1

of course it has summer, though it is wetter than other regions in the same latitude. summers are generally cooler and wetter than other cities along a similar latitude.  thats because of the prevailing westerly winds from the Gulf Stream, a warm Atlantic ocean current. The influence of the Gulf Stream also ensures the coastline of Northern Ireland remains ice-free throughout the winter—unlike for example the Sea of Okhotsk and the Labrador Sea which are at a similar latitude.

hmm.. i guess you're asking about would you be able to see the sun or not this year in northern ireland.. coz everybody knows.. northern ireland has a very high precipitation, and it's sky is always covered by cloud.  rainfall amount is ranged from 800 - 1600 mm per year..

here may inform you that on the extreme east of Northern Ireland the coastal strip of County Down benefits from being in a rain shadow. Here there is an average of over 1400 hours of sunshine, allowing the area to have a very prosperous market-farming sector on the rich, volcanic, alluvial soils. However, up in the hills there are increased levels of precipitation, and sunshine drops to an average of 1100 hours per annum. Obviously the best months to see the Sun in Northern Ireland are May and June when the Northern Hemisphere is pointing in its general direction.