Forecast issued at: Sunday 18th January 2026 12:00
Rain
Rainfall amounts varied across the country during the past seven days. Amounts were above normal in parts of the west, southwest,southeast and north midlands. In other areas, amounts were a little below normal. The wettest location was Valentia, Co Kerry with an accumulation of 55.8mm, and the driest was Dublin Airport, recording an accumulation of 12.9mm. Over the next week, there will be rain or showers at times, with drier spells in between. Rainfall is forecast to be quite varied with eastern and southern coastal areas getting nearly 1.5 to 2.5 times the average but inland and western areas getting below the average.
Temperatures
Temperatures over the past week were close to seasonal norms with values ranging from 4.7 to 7.4 degrees. The coldest location was Knock Airport and mildest station was Valentia. Temperatures will fluctuate a little over the coming week but overall they will be near or below average. Soil temperatures are running slightly above average, ranging between 4.3 and 6.8 degrees, little change is expected in the coming week.
Sunshine
Sunshine amounts were above normal across most of the country over the past week. It was sunniest in the east with 18.5 hours of sunshine recorded at Casement Aerodrome, Dublin. The lowest amount of sunshine (9.4 hours) was recorded at Belmullet, Co Mayo. While there will be showers or rain at times over the coming week, there will be some dry and sunny spells too, so sunshine is likely to be near normal.
Drying Conditions
Drying conditions will be generally poor over the coming week with rather cold temperatures and spells of rain and showers.
Spraying
Opportunities for spraying will be very limited over the coming days due to the unsettled weather pattern.
Field Conditions
Soils are currently saturated or waterlogged and there will be little change in the days ahead.
Forecast maps and meteograms can be found on Blight Forecast.
