Forecast issued at: Tuesday 18th November 2025 15:00
Rain
It was much wetter than average for most of the country during the past seven days and some areas experienced over four times the normal amount for this time of year. It was wettest in the south and southeast with 120.7mm recorded at Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. Rainfall amounts were closer to average near western coasts with 30.7mm recorded at Belmullet, Co. Mayo. The weather will generally be more settled this week, though there will be occasional showers and outbreaks of rain. Most areas will receive average or below average rainfall as a result, with the exception of parts of the east and the northeast where rainfall will be slightly above normal.
Temperatures
Mean air temperatures over the past week were near or above normal, ranging between 6.5 and 10.7 degrees, which is between 0.2 below and 1.9 degrees above normal. 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 through Friday and the weekend. Air temperatures will be between normal in the north and 4 degrees normal in the east. Soil temperatures are currently above normal at 8.4 to 11 degrees, which is generally 1 to 3.5 degrees above normal. Soil temperatures will decrease slightly in the coming week.
Sunshine
The past week has been duller than normal for all areas apart from the southwest which saw slightly above average sunshine amounts. The dullest station was Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford which recorded just 4.4 hours of sunshine (27% of average). It was sunniest in the southwest where 14.3 hours of sunshine were recorded (111% of average). The weather will be mixed this week but there will be more frequent 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 poor.
Spraying
There will be good opportunities for spraying on 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, drying conditions will be generally poor and further rain is expected at 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.
