Dry April to follow “March Of Few Weathers”

Following what has been a drier-than-average March, high pressure will dominate Ireland’s weather into the opening half of April.

Ireland is well accustomed to a “March of Many Weathers”, but this March has proven to be free of dramatic twists and turns in conditions.

The below average rainfall totals across Ireland this March are in stark contrast to recent years.

March 2023 was the wettest on record, while March 2024 was also in the top ten wettest months since records began.

Scattered heavy showers across the northern half of Ireland on Saturday will be followed by an extended period of dry weather as the Jet Stream takes a trip north of Ireland.

There will be some passing light showers at times in the west and northwest early in the week, but all areas will enjoy long spells of sunshine at times.

It will become mild or even warm as the week progresses, with temperatures rising into the late teens later in the week and, perhaps, reaching 20°C in the west and The Midlands.

Temperatures could drop down to low single digits at night, but extensive overnight frosts are unlikely.

Rainfall totals this coming week will be well below average, with many areas remaining completely dry up to and including next weekend.

Winds will initially be light westerly before swinging to a milder southeasterly direction later Monday and into Tuesday.

The southeast winds will help drying conditions across Ireland, particularly on poorly drained soils.

There are weak signals that winds could swing to a northeast or northerly direction during the second week of April.

Present indications suggest that our weather will remain largely dry but Atlantic systems could skirt western and southern coasts at times.