Forecast issued at: Tuesday 20th January 2026 11:00
Rain
Rainfall amounts varied across the country over the past seven days. Amounts were above normal in parts of the south-west, east and south-east. In other areas, amounts were generally below or normal. The wettest location was Valentia, Co Kerry with an accumulation of 51.5mm, and the driest was Gurteen in County Tipperary with a total of 17.0mm recorded. this equates to 132% and 79% of the average rainfall, respectively. Over the next week, there will be rain or showers on most days with rainfall totals likely to be above normal across most of the country. Rainfall totals in the east and south-east are likely to be up to 3 times the weekly average for this time of year.
Temperatures
Temperatures over the past week were slightly below the seasonal average with temperatures ranging from 3.6 to 6.3 degrees, or -1.3 to +0.2 from normal.
The coldest location was Knock Airport, Co Mayo with 3.6 degrees, and mildest station was Valentia, Co Kerry with 6.3 degrees. Temperatures will fluctuate a little over the coming week but overall they will average or slightly above, ranging between 5 and 9 degrees.
Soil temperatures are running slightly close the January average, ranging between 4.0 and 6.3 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 south with 20.5 hours of sunshine recorded at Cork Airport. The lowest amount of sunshine was recorded at 13.8 hours at Bellmullet, Co Mayo. The coming week is looking to be very unsettled with overcast conditions and spells of rain expected, as a result sunshine totals are expected to be below normal.
Drying Conditions
Drying conditions will be generally poor over the coming week with 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.
