Forecast issued at: Monday 22nd December 2025 13:00
Rain
There were varying amounts of rainfall over the past seven days. Amounts in the south and midlands were generally above normal, with totals near or below average elswhere. The highest accumulation of 42.1mm was recorded at Cork Airport, which is 140% of the average for this location. The driest location was Dublin Airport with an accumulation of 8.8mm. With high pressure developing, little to no rainfall is forecast during the next seven days. The highest amounts are expected in south Munster, but accumulations below 10mm are forecast.
Temperatures
Air temperatures were near or above normal over the past week, with mean values of 5.6 to 8.0 degrees. Soil temperatures are generally above normal currently, ranging between 6 and 8.1 degrees. It is going to become colder this week, with frost and ice forecast from Wednesday night onwards. Averaged over the next seven days, air temperatures will be 1 to 4 degrees below normal, with the coldest conditions forecast for the southwest. Temperatures are expected to be near or above normal in the east and northeast, however.
Sunshine
There has been some bright and sunny weather over the past week and sunshine amounts were above normal across most parts of the country. The sunniest location was Valentia, Co. Kerry, with 18 hours of sunshine, and the dullest location was Belmullet with just 8.3 hours. While high pressure is forecast to move in from midweek, quite cloudy conditions are expected at times, so sunshine amounts are likely to be normal.
Drying Conditions
Drying conditions will be generally poor this week, with rain or drizzle at first, followed by colder weather and mainly light winds.
Spraying
Spraying opportunities will be reduced at the start of the week due to rain or drizzle, however from midweek onwards the weather will be settled so there will be good opportunities for spraying.
Field Conditions
Soils are currently saturated or waterlogged. With high pressure bringing drier conditions this week, there will be improvement in soil conditions and some well-drained and moderately-drained soils will become trafficable.
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