Above-Average Rainfall, Cooler Temperatures Expected
Rain or showers are expected daily this week, continuing the unsettled weather into the weekend.
Weather models indicate rising pressure over Ireland from the weekend into next week, though a shift to widespread settled conditions will be gradual.
Rainfall will exceed normal levels, with many areas receiving 1.5 to 2 times the average.
Temperatures will be cooler than recent days, 1 to 3 degrees below early June norms, ranging from 13 to 16°C.
Moderate to occasionally fresh westerly winds will persist through the weekend.
A band of heavy rain and strong winds will move across Ireland Monday evening into the night, giving way to scattered showers on Tuesday. Heavy showers from the west on Wednesday may merge into longer rainy periods in some areas.
Thursday and Friday will remain showery, with a band of persistent rain moving east across Ireland on Friday night.
