Forecast issued at: Friday 14th March 2025 11:00
Rain
Over the last seven days, rainfall was well below average nationwide with less than half the usual rainfall across the south and southeast of the country and less than 10% of normal for the rest. Cork recorded the most rain with 10.6mm (47% of normal). All other stations recorded less than 10mm with Shannon Airport recording just 0.4mm (2% of normal). There will be mainly dry weather for the rest of this week and next week with just isolated showers. Overall, rainfall amounts will be well below normal throughout the country with 25 to 50% of the average expected generally, a little higher possibly over the Wicklow mountains.
Temperatures
Over the past week, temperatures were above average ranging from 6.8 degrees at Dublin Airport to 9.7 degrees at Valentia Observatory, Co. Kerry. This equates to between just above normal to nearly 2 degrees above normal. Mean soil temperatures were also well above normal, ranging from 7.5 to 9.2 degrees which is between 2.2 and 3.5 degrees above the average. Much of the coming week will generally be colder with some frosts at nights, especially tonight. Mean air temperatures will likely be close to normal for the time of year. Mean soil temperatures may decrease slightly but will continue to be well above normal.
Sunshine
The past week was sunnier than normal for much of the country, it was dullest in the south. Cork Airport recorded the least with 28 hours (125% of the average) while Malin Head recorded the most with 37.1 hours (177% of the average). There will be a mix of cloud and sunny spells over the coming days with sunshine amounts likely to be close to or above normal throughout the country.
Drying Conditions
Drying conditions will be moderate over the coming week as there will be plenty of dry weather but temperatures will be on the cool side and winds will generally be light or moderate.
Spraying
There will be some good opportunities for spraying over the coming days as high pressure dominates the weather scene keeping the weather mainly dry and the winds mainly light.
Field Conditions
Most soils have soil moisture deficits (SMDs) of 4 to 12mm. Over the next seven days, there will be some improvements in soil conditions with plenty of dry weather expected. Moderately and well drained soils will likely have SMDs of 7 to 15mm with light and medium soils becoming trafficable.
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