Forecast issued at: Monday 15th June 2026 13:00
Rain
Over the past week, rainfall amounts have varied across the country. Some Southern counties had rainfall totals below normal whilst many Midland and Northern counties had rainfall totals above average. The driest synoptic station was Roches Point in County Cork, which received just 4.1mm or 28% of the weekly norm. The wettest location was Malin Head in County Donegal which received 25.4mm or 152% of the June weekly norm.Rainfall totals in the week ahead are forecast to be above normal across the country. It is likely to be wettest in Atlantic coastal counties. Rainfall totals are forecast to generally range from 20-40mm during the period.
Temperatures
The past week was quite cool over Ireland with mean air temperatures below average in most areas but it turned warmer over the weekend. The mildest spot was in Valentia in County Cork which had a mean air temperature of 13.5 degrees, average for June. he coolest spot compared to climatology was Malin Head which had a mean air temperature of 12 degrees, 1 degree below the June norm.Soil temperatures continued to be above average and ranged from from 13.3 degrees to 16.3 degrees (0.1 to 1.9 degrees of average). The coming week will be warmer. Mean air temperatures will reach 14 to 16 degrees (0 to 2 degrees above average). Soil temperatures will continue above average.
Sunshine
The sunny weather over the weekend resulted in many parts of the country receiving above average sunshine hours over the last 7 days. The sunnest location was Roches Point in County Cork which had 58.8 hours of sunshine (143% of the weekly June norm). The dullest location was at Belmullet in County Mayo where 32.1 hours of sunshine were recorded (87% of the weekly norm).With mixed weather expected over the coming week, sunshine amounts are expected to be average or possibly below average.
Drying Conditions
Some reasonable drying across the north and east of the country today but overall drying conditions are going to be rather poor over the coming week. Low Pressure systems in the Atlantic are going to feed in bands of rain and showers over Ireland at times this week.
Spraying
There will be some opportunities for spraying today with generally light to moderate winds and small amounts of rainfall. However, spraying opportunities will be limited from Tuesday onwards with rain and showers pushing through on most days.
Field Conditions
Soils in west Munster, Connacht and Ulster are quite wet/damp for this time of year with soil mosure deficits between 0 and 9 mm. Some poorly drained soils are saturated. Leinster and east Munster are drier with soil moisteyre deficits between 15 and 40 mm. For the coming week, there will be little change in field conditions across the country.
Further Comments
Conditions favourable for the spread of Potato Blight will occur at times later Tuesday (16 June) and Wednesday (17 June) in some southern coastal counties. These favourable conditions will then extend nationwide on Thursday and Friday (18 & 19 June).
