Forecast issued at: Thursday 03rd July 2025 12:00
Rain
Rainfall amounts have been mixed over the past seven days, with generally below normal accumulations recorded across the south and east of the country, but have trended above normal in the north and west. Claremorris in Co. Mayo recorded the most rainfall over the last 7 days with 38.3 mm equating to 224% of average, while Roche's Point in Co. Cork recorded the least, with 3.7mm, which is just 25% of that station's average. Over the coming week, there will be rain and showers at times but also a lot of dry weather too, especially across the south and east. Overall, rainfall accumulations are expected to be between 25 and 35mm in the northwest, and between 5 and 20mm elsewhere, with the driest conditions expected near the south coast.
Temperatures
Mean air temperatures were largely above normal across the country for the last week, ranging from 13.8 degrees in the northwest to 17.2 degrees in the east midlands. Mean soil temperatures were also above average throughout the country by between 1.2 and 3.3 degrees, with temperatures of between 15.7 and 19.2 degrees recorded. Over the coming week, mean air temperatures are expected to be slightly below normal, ranging from 14 to 16 degrees overall. Mean soil temperatures will likely continue to remain above normal for the time of year.
Sunshine
Sunshine amounts were largely below average over the past week. The dullest conditions were recorded across Munster and south Leinster with just 20 to 30 hours which is about 50 to 90% of average. The sunniest conditions were at Malin Head with 47.2 hours or 141% of average. Conditions will be fairly mixed over the coming week with brighter conditions developing by midweek. As a result, sunshine amounts are signalled to increase.
Drying Conditions
For the coming week, drying conditions will begin poor with rain or showers over the weekend, followed by drier conditions with just isolated showers through the week.
Spraying
Spraying opportunities will also be limited at times in showers over the coming week, but will increase through midweek conditions turn more settled.
Field Conditions
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) across well drained and moderately drained soils are close to saturation in parts of the west and northeast while some poorly drained soils in parts of the west and northeast are waterlogged. Elsewhere SMDs currently range between 20 and 50mm for all soil types, with some restriction to growth. Over the coming week, SMDs in the west and north will fluctuate but are expected to improve slightly by the end of the week. Elsewhere, SMDs will generally remain the same with further restriction to growth.
Further Comments
A potato blight advisory is in effect. From Friday 04th July until the end of Saturday 05th July, weather conditions conductive to the spread of potato blight will affect coastal regions in the north and west, with marginal risk elsewhere. Forecast maps and meteograms can be found on www.met.ie -> Forecasts -> Blight Forecast. Forecast maps and meteograms can be found on Blight Forecast.
