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Met Éireann has warned that most areas of the country are expected to get little to no rain over the coming week.
Only two weather stations over the last seven days recorded any rainfall, with 1.7mm (10% of the average) in Belmullet and 6.9mm (32% of the average) in Valentia Observatory.
The news is very concerning for farmers, especially in the east of the country where soil moisture deficit levels are reaching drought levels and some farmers have started feeding silage due a shortage of grass.
Rain
There is some rain on the horizon, but Met Éireann says it will be in quite small amounts.
“From midweek, there will be rain and showers at times, but accumulations will be generally low, with just some northern areas expected to get more than the average with around 1.5 times the normal amounts,” Met Éireann said.
“Elsewhere, most areas are expected to get less than half the average with 10mm or less and some western areas likely to be closer to the normal.”
UK
In the UK, May has been the sunniest calendar month and the driest May on record.
“It has been the fifth-driest spring for the UK overall, but some counties in northeast England and eastern Scotland have recorded their driest spring in a rainfall series from 1862,” the Met Office said.
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