Met Éireann has said that high pressure will continue to dominate the weather this week with little rainfall expected across the country.
The national meteorological service has forecasted generally between 5 and 10mm of rain until the end of this week.
After a mild spell, the temperatures will return to “more seasonal values” this week, with mean air temperatures of 7° to 10°C.
Met Éireann
Today (Monday, November 11) will bring fog and mist to some areas which will clear as the morning progresses.
A dry and bright day with good sunny spells at times, light variable winds and highest temperatures of 7° to 13°.
Dry tonight with some clear spells, mist and fog patches will form in the light variable breezes with a touch of frost in parts. Lowest temperatures of 0° to 4°, feeling colder in inland areas.
On Tuesday, the mist and fog will linger in some areas until the afternoon. It will be mainly dry with some sunny breaks, but drizzle is a possibility on western coasts. Highest afternoon temperatures of 7° to 11° in a light variable breeze.
Dry for most parts on Tuesday night, mist and fog patches forming in light variable winds. Cloud will build in the west and north bringing isolated patches of light rain and drizzle.
Lowest temperatures of 2° to 5°degrees, staying slightly milder under cloud cover in the west and northwest.
It will be foggy in some areas on Wednesday morning. A mainly dry and cloudy day, some scattered patches of light rain and drizzle from the north.
Highest afternoon temperatures on Wednesday of 9° to 13° in a light west to northwest breeze.
Cloudy on Wednesday night and staying mostly dry, apart from some isolated patches of light rain and drizzle. Lowest temperatures of 2° in the northeast to 9° in the west and southwest in light northerly winds.
Dry with some sunny spells on Thursday, cloudier conditions in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures of 8° to 12° in a light northerly or variable breeze.
Cloudy for most parts of the country on Friday with the odd patch of rain and drizzle drifting up from the south.
The current forecast suggests that it will turn colder again over the weekend with rain on Saturday followed by showers on Sunday.
Farming
Met Éireann said that drying conditions will be relatively poor in the coming days, while there will be chances for spraying today and Tuesday with generally light winds and dry conditions.
Well drained and moderately drained soils are trafficable in most parts of the country at present with soil moisture deficits (SMDs) of 0 to 5mm.
However, most poorly drained soils are saturated with some areas of the south and west waterlogged.
There will be minimal rainfall over the coming few days but also very limited drying so little change in soil conditions is forecast. Most poorly drained soils will deteriorate becoming waterlogged.