Monday 3 August 2026

A complex and slow-moving depression, centred west-southwest of Valentia, generated a moderate to strong, easterly airflow over Ireland. Associated fronts were embedded in the flow. A mix of cloud & bright spells at first with scattered showers. Cloud began to build from the south through the late morning and afternoon as heavy thundery showers moved in. Temperatures reached into the mid-twenties, with the best of these across the midlands and east.

Tuesday 4 August 2026

Ireland lay in a mostly moderate to strong, cyclonic, variable airflow generated by a depression centred over the West of Ireland and tracking slowly northward. Associated frontal troughs, embedded within the flow, tracked northeastwards. The morning started rather cloudy and misty with scattered outbreaks of showery rain and drizzle, along with some heavy downpours in parts of the west and north. Thunderstorms occured through parts of the west, north, northwest and east throughout the day. Conditions gradually brightened with some sunny spells developing, though showers continued into the afternoon, mainly over the North and East. The evening brought some more cloud and sunny spells with scattered showers, still mainly across the northeast and east. The night started generally dry at first, but showery rain moved down from the west, with the best of the clear spells across the south, northeast and southeast.

Wednesday 5 August 2026

A depression centred over Scotland generated a moderate to strong, west to northwest airflow across Ireland. The day was generally cloudy and wet, where showery spells of rain turning more persistant at times in the North. The South and East stayed drier with sunny spells developing. Through the afternoon and evening, a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers occurred, though the Northwest and North remained cloudier with more persistent rain at times. The night brought a mix of clear spells and scattered showers feeding in from the west, while the East stayed mostly dry.

Thursday 6 August 2026

Ireland lay in a mostly moderate to fresh, west to northwest airflow, generated by a depression centred over Norway and an anticyclone centred to the southwest. A dry day for most with a mix of sunny spells with just some isolated light showers throughout the day, staying drier in the East. Coming into nightfall, it remained predominantly dry with some isolated showers in the West and Northwest.

Friday 7 August 2026

A moderate to fresh, westerly airflow covered Ireland between an anticyclone, to the southeast and a depression centred just south of Iceland. Associated fronts lay to the north of Ireland. A generally dry day with a mix of cloud and sunny spells with just the odd isolated shower. It remained dry and bright for most throughout the day. The best of the temperatures were in the East. Coming into nightfall it started off dry before rain and drizzle moved in over the northwest later on.

Monday 10 August 2026

A slack airflow covered Ireland, as an area of high pressure, centred over the southwest of Ireland, built over the country and slowly drifted eastward. A day of sunny spells with some cloud building through the afternoon and into the evening, cloudiest and more persistent in the northern half of the country. Dry with light and variable breezes.

Tuesday 11 August 2026

High Pressure centred in the North Sea, generated a light to fresh, southeast to east airflow over Ireland. It was another warm and mostly dry day. The East and Southeast saw the best of the sunshine, while western parts of West, South and North were cloudier with some light rain and drizzle at times. Temperatures reached into the high twenties again, with the best of the heat in the East of the country. It remained humid into the evening and night.

Wednesday 12 August 2026

Ireland lay in a mostly moderate to strong, south to southeast airflow, between high pressure centred near Denmark and a broad area of low pressure centred in the mid-Atlantic. Associated frontal troughs are moving slowly eastward over the area. Cloudy at first with scattered outbreaks of rain and showers. These showers eased throughout the day with sunny spells developing, mainly in the Southeast and East where it was warmest. Cloudier in parts of the West and southwest, producing some rain and drizzle overnight.

Thursday 13 August 2026

Ireland lay in a light to moderate, southerly airflow, with an anticyclone centred over Poland and a depression centred over Iceland. Associated frontal troughs lay close to the west coast of Ireland. The day was generally humid, with variable cloud and sunny spells, the best of it across the east and the midlands. Showery outbreaks of rain occurred mainly across the north and west, while drier conditions held elsewhere until showery rain extended further eastward later in the evening. There was some mist and fog patches throughout the early morning and evening.

Friday 14 August 2026

A front, associated with a depression centred between Norway and Greenland, cleared the east of Ireland, with a light to moderate, southwesterly airflow veering northwesterly on its passage. A ridge of high pressure, centred over the Atlantic southwest of Ireland, built over the country through the period. Showers affecting parts of the east to start, which cleared in the morning to give a mostly dry day with just a few showers in the Southwest and North in the morning and afternoon. Cloudier as the day went on, with just some sunny spells in the South and East. Mostly dry coming into nightfall with isolated showers in the West and North.

Monday 17 August 2026

Ireland lay in a mainly moderate, westerly airflow with a ridge of high pressure to the south and a shallow depression to the north. A depression, centred to the southwest of Iceland, and its associated fronts crossed Ireland through the period. A generally mild and humid day. There was persistent rain in the North and West of the country throughout the morning. It stayed drier in the South and Southwest with sunny spells developing. The rain and drizzle became patchier in the afternoon and evening, as it spread to parts of south and southeast. Coming into nightfall, it was cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mostly in the South and East.

Tuesday 18 August 2026

Ireland lay in a moderate to fresh, west to southwest airflow, between a depression centred south of Iceland and an anticyclone centred over the Azores. A cloudy and mostly dry morning with isolated showers. Some sunny spells developed later in the morning. Cloud thickened again from the west through the afternoon which brought more persistent rain and drizzle through the evening.

Wednesday 19 August 2026

A depression centred northwest of Malin Head, generated a fresh to strong, and unstable westerly airflow over Ireland. Showery troughs were embedded in the flow. A sunny day with scattered showers, heavy at times especially in the north, followed by a night with mixed clear spells and scattered showers mainly in the north and northeast.

Thursday 20 August 2026

A depression, centred in the Irish Sea, generated a moderate to strong, northerly airflow over Ireland with showery troughs embedded in the flow. A mix of sunny spells and scattered showers overall, especially across the east and southeast. Showers became more isolated later in the day. The night stayed generally dry with clear spells, though lingering showers affected southern counties early on, and scattered showers moved into western and northwestern counties.

Friday 21 August 2026

Ireland lay in a moderate to fresh, northerly airflow, between an anticyclone centred over the mid-Atlantic and a depression centred over Scandinavia. Mix of dry weather and sunny spells throughout the day, along with scattered showers that moved southeastwards through the afternoon and early evening before clearing. The night remained generally dry with clear spells, though some drizzle and showers occurred in the southwest.

Monday 24 August 2026

An anticyclone, centred over the North Sea, maintained a mostly light to moderate, easterly or variable airflow over the country. Mainly dry day with clear skies in the morning and some cloud developing in the afternoon and evening. Light to moderate easterly breezes.

Tuesday 25 August 2026

A light to fresh, easterly airflow covered Ireland between an anticyclone, centred over southern Norway and a depression centred near the west coast of France. The depression and associated frontal troughs moved northward towards Ireland. Dry to start for the northern half of the country. In the South, outbreaks of showery rain extended northward through the afternoon and evening, turning heavy in place. It stayed dry in the North until nightfall when rain extended northward.

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Low pressure, situated southwest of Valentia, generated a moderate to fresh, easterly airflow across Ireland. Frontal troughs continued to feed up from the south. A cloudy day with cloud clearing in the evening. Mostly light, east to southeast breezes. Outbreaks of rain in the morning, mostly in northern counties, becoming more scattered by midday.

Thursday 27 August 2026

A depression, centred south-southwest of Mizen Head, generated a moderate to fresh, easterly airflow over Ireland. Associated fronts moved up from the south during the day. It was a dry day at first for most of the country with some patches of mist and fog. Rain along southern fringes pushed up over the country, affecting most of the east and south by the afternoon. Later in the evening heavy showers moved in over the country. The heavy showers led to localised flooding in a number of counties.

Friday 28 August 2026

A depression, centred over the Irish Sea, generated a light to moderate, cyclonic airflow over Ireland. The associated occluded fronts lay over the country. Overnight rain became confined to the East and Southeast by morning, along with patches of drizzle, mist, and fog elsewhere. The rain cleared later, and sunny spells improved through the afternoon, though some scattered showers developed and some turned heavy at times in the southeast. Cloud increased across the southwest later in the evening. The night then turned wet again as rain spread from the southwest. Parts of the north remained dry with clear spells.

Monday 31 August 2026

A fresh, northwest airflow over Ireland backed westerly, as a depression, southwest of Iceland, tracked southeastwards with its associated fronts approaching the northwest of the country. Mostly dry to start with just well scattered showers. It became cloudier as the day went on, with rain and showers developing in parts of the west and northwest during the afternoon and evening but staying drier in the South of the country. This rain eased coming into nightfall to give a mostly clear night with just isolated showers.