Forecast issued at: Sunday 16th November 2025 11:00
Rain
Accumulated rainfall was above normal across the country during the past seven days and some areas experienced four or five times the normal amount for this time of year. The highest amount of 134.8mm was recorded at Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, and next was Cork Airport with an accumulation of 101.2mm. The lowest amounts of rainfall were in the west and northwest, with 33.8mm measured at Belmullet. The weather will generally be more settled this week and most areas are forecast to receive below average amounts of rainfall. The exception to this is the northwest, where around 50 to 70mm is forecast.
Temperatures
Mean air temperatures over the past week were near or above normal, with values ranging between 7.3 and 11.5 degrees. It will be colder this week, particularly on Wednesday and Thursday, with overnight frosts and maximum daytime temperatures in low single figure in some areas. Temperatures are then forecast to increase towards the end of the week. Overall, mean values are forecast to be below normal across most of the country, ranging between 4 and 9 degrees. Soil temperatures are above normal at the moment, coming in at 9.1 to 11.5 degrees.
Sunshine
Sunshine was near or above normal in the west during the past week, but below normal everywhere else. It was sunniest at Shannon Airport, with 16.7 hours of sunshine recorded, and dullest at Johnstown Castle, Co, Wexford, where there were just 6.9 hours of sunshine. The weather will be mixed this week but there will be some dry and sunny spells, so sunshine is likely to be normal or above.
Drying Conditions
While there will be some drier weather this week, it will be cooler, so drying conditions will be moderate at best.
Spraying
There will be good opportunities for spraying on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. Best conditions are likely to be on Thursday when winds will be lightest.
Field Conditions
Soils are currently saturated or waterlogged. While there will be some dry weather this week, further rain is forecast for the end of the week so there will be no improvement in soil conditions overall and some moderately and poorly drained soils will deteriorate further by the end of the week.
Forecast maps and meteograms can be found on Blight Forecast.
