Forecast issued at: Friday 21st November 2025 12:00
Rain
Rainfall amounts varied significantly across the country over the past week.\nMany areas recorded below\nnormal rainfall amounts, well below in some western parts, but it was wetter in parts of the south and in the east and southeast in particular. The driest station was at Belmullet, Co.Mayo, where 10.7mm was recorded, equating to 34% of average. In contrast 80.6mm was recorded at Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, which equates to 301% of average, while 41.7mm or 243% of average was recorded at Casement aerodrome, Co. Dublin and 34.8mm or 124% of average was recorded at Cork airport.\nThe weather is going to mixed over the next seven days with some wet weather at times, but drier spells too. Over the 7-day period, rainfall totals are expected to vary from around average to twice the normal amount, and it'll be wettest generally in the west and south.\n
Temperatures
It was colder than average over the past seven days, coldest during the second half of the week when an arctic airmass moved down over the country. Mean air temperatures ranged between 4 and 8 degrees Celsius, which is generally 1 or 2 degrees below normal. Soil temperatures are generally still above normal in many areas, ranging between 6.3 and 9.5 degrees, which is a degree or so above normal for most, though it's slightly below for a few areas, especially parts of the west.The arctic airmass will be replaced by an Atlantic airmass as we go through today, and it'll remain less cold generally for the week ahead. Over the 7-day forecast period, mean air temperatures will range from 6 to 11 degrees, generally coming in around average to a little above, though will be slightly below average in some parts of the east and north midlands.\n
Sunshine
Sunshine amounts varied across the country over the past week, with some northern and northwestern parts seeing a little below average, while it was brighter elsewhere with generally higher than average sunshine amounts recorded. Malin Head, Co. Donegal, recorded the least amount of sunshine, with 10.5 hours or 93% of average recorded there, while it was sunniest at Cork airport, where 27.7 hours or 174% of average sunshine was recorded.Our weather will be mixed over the next seven days, with cloudier wetter spells and some drier and brighter interludes too. Overall, sunshine totals for the coming week are likely to be close to or slightly above average.
Drying Conditions
Drying will be mostly poor over the weekend, but will improve for Monday and Tuesday, before deteriorating again after that.
Spraying
There will be some opportunities for spraying today in parts of the east and with further opportunities tomorrow away from the southwest and west. Spraying conditions will deteriorate for Sunday as it'll be windy with showers or spells of rain. Spraying conditions will improve through the second half of Monday as winds tend to ease and it'll be mostly dry, with Tuesday offering one of the best opportunities over the next seven days. Opportunities for spraying will deteriorate sharply then from Wednesday.
Field Conditions
Soils are saturated or waterlogged in many areas. There'll be some spells of wet weather, with some drier interludes too. Overall there'll be very little change in field conditions.
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