Rural Life
The weather this week will be largely mixed, with spells of rain and showers, and some drier spells as well, in breezy or windy conditions.
The weekend weather forecast indicates that conditions will be a little mixed overall with spells...
Met Éireann has issued Status Yellow weather warnings for heavy rain across several western counties over the coming 24 hours.
Met Éireann said this week's weather will bring a mixture of rain and dry periods, while it will also feel cooler at times.
Environment
September 2026 has been described as "provisionally the second warmest on record for Ireland" by Met Éireann.
The weather over this weekend will be unsettled at times with some rain, but there will also be spells of dry weather and higher temperatures.
Met Éireann has issued several status yellow warnings for wind and rain for today, Tuesday, and tomorrow, Wednesday.
The weather this coming week will be unsettled and blustery, before likely turning more mixed as the week goes on, according to Met Éireann.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for four counties.
Weather
The weekend will see a mixture of showers and sunny spells across the country, according to the latest forecast from Met Éireann.
Met Éireann has said this week will bring a good deal of dry weather across the country with some rain or showers at times.
A spell of more settled weather is forecasted early next week as high pressure is set to build, though there will still be showers at times.
The weather this week is set to be largely changeable, with a mix of sunny spells and rain or showers at times, according to Met Éireann.
Met Éireann has issued 2 status yellow warnings for rain for counties in the west, north-west and south-west.
Mixed weather conditions are expected this week with rain or showers at times, along with some dry and bright spells too.
The weather will remain changeable and often unsettled over the weekend and into next week, according to Met Éireann.
Ireland experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, Met Éireann said in its new climate statement.
Soil moisture deficits will decrease across the country with more unsettled weather in the coming week, Met Éireann has said.
The weather this week will remain on the unsettled trend we've seen in recent days, with more persistent spells of rain developing.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain and thunderstorm warning for Ireland.
The Dualla Show has been postponed due to extremely poor weather conditions.
Met Éireann said the weather will become unsettled this weekend with some heavy and persistent rain and showers.
Soil moisture deficits
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) are expected to decrease by 20-40mm in the south and east this week with above average precipitation forecast.
