Met Éireann is forecasting Monday to be mostly cloudy and misty, with patches of rain, drizzle and fog. There will be dry intervals in many areas too, with maximum temperatures of 17-22°C.
It will be dry countrywide for a time on Monday night, but cloud will thicken in the west and northwest, with rain arriving before dawn in the coastal fringes of Connacht and west Ulster.
On Tuesday, it will be mostly cloudy in Connacht, Ulster and west Munster, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. There will be generally dry conditions further south and east, with some sunshine.
Met Éireann says that, although there is some uncertainty, rain in the west and north should spread southeastwards on Tuesday night.
In the west and northwest it will be fresher and sunnier conditions on Wednesday. Cloud and outbreaks of rain and drizzle will linger further south and east, before clearing later in the day. Top temperatures are forecast from 15-20°C.
A cooler, showery regime is likely on Thursday and Friday. Some of the showers could be heavy with a risk of thundery downpours at times, but there will be spells of sunshine too. Met Éireann forecasts that westerly winds will be fresh and gusty in the north, with maximum temperatures dropping down into the mid to high teens.
Rain
Over the next seven days weather will be very mixed, with around normal rainfall expected along west and northwest coasts, but the bulk of the country is expected to be drier than normal. Rainfall will be less than 60% of normal levels in most parts and possibly only around 10% of normal in south and southeast coastal areas.
Temperatures
Temperatures over the coming week will be variable. It will be quite warm and humid up to and including Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, but it will become cooler and fresher from Wednesday afternoon.
Sunshine
Over the next seven days, sunshine will remain below normal, with a good deal of cloud cover and a greater chance of some bright or sunny spells after midweek.
Drying conditions
There will be reasonably good drying at times over the next week, between rain or showers.
Spraying
Opportunities for spraying will be limited, but there will be some, especially in the south and east.
Field conditions
Soil moisture deficits remain high in central and eastern parts of Munster and over much of the southern half of Leinster, (between 50mm and 70mm), leading to some restriction in growth, and little or no change is expected in the coming week.
Soil moisture deficits in Connacht, west Ulster and along the west Munster coast, as well as in the extreme southeast, are much lower, even below zero in parts of Ulster and Connacht, where some soils are becoming saturated.
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Met Éireann is forecasting Monday to be mostly cloudy and misty, with patches of rain, drizzle and fog. There will be dry intervals in many areas too, with maximum temperatures of 17-22°C.
It will be dry countrywide for a time on Monday night, but cloud will thicken in the west and northwest, with rain arriving before dawn in the coastal fringes of Connacht and west Ulster.
On Tuesday, it will be mostly cloudy in Connacht, Ulster and west Munster, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. There will be generally dry conditions further south and east, with some sunshine.
Met Éireann says that, although there is some uncertainty, rain in the west and north should spread southeastwards on Tuesday night.
In the west and northwest it will be fresher and sunnier conditions on Wednesday. Cloud and outbreaks of rain and drizzle will linger further south and east, before clearing later in the day. Top temperatures are forecast from 15-20°C.
A cooler, showery regime is likely on Thursday and Friday. Some of the showers could be heavy with a risk of thundery downpours at times, but there will be spells of sunshine too. Met Éireann forecasts that westerly winds will be fresh and gusty in the north, with maximum temperatures dropping down into the mid to high teens.
Rain
Over the next seven days weather will be very mixed, with around normal rainfall expected along west and northwest coasts, but the bulk of the country is expected to be drier than normal. Rainfall will be less than 60% of normal levels in most parts and possibly only around 10% of normal in south and southeast coastal areas.
Temperatures
Temperatures over the coming week will be variable. It will be quite warm and humid up to and including Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, but it will become cooler and fresher from Wednesday afternoon.
Sunshine
Over the next seven days, sunshine will remain below normal, with a good deal of cloud cover and a greater chance of some bright or sunny spells after midweek.
Drying conditions
There will be reasonably good drying at times over the next week, between rain or showers.
Spraying
Opportunities for spraying will be limited, but there will be some, especially in the south and east.
Field conditions
Soil moisture deficits remain high in central and eastern parts of Munster and over much of the southern half of Leinster, (between 50mm and 70mm), leading to some restriction in growth, and little or no change is expected in the coming week.
Soil moisture deficits in Connacht, west Ulster and along the west Munster coast, as well as in the extreme southeast, are much lower, even below zero in parts of Ulster and Connacht, where some soils are becoming saturated.
Read more
Spike in grass growth bringing Newford Farm back on track
All rain still very welcome in Kilkenny
Listen: "The looming fodder crisis could be a major stressor"
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