Rainfall amounts over the week gone by where well below average across much of Ireland. Amounts range from trace 0mm to 17mm. The only exception was the Met Eireann Valentia Observatory in County Kerry which recorded 29mm of rainfall.

Over the coming week rainfall amounts are expected to below normal again for much of Ireland with the most rain over the coming week expected across western coastal areas. The east and southeast will be much drier with very low rainfall amounts expected.

Sunday 6/6/21

Sunday will be a dry day across Ireland with only the small risk of a isolated shower or two in the east and south over this evening but rainfall amounts will be be trace.

Monday 7/6/21

Monday will start of dry across Ireland but with cloud increasing across the western half of Ireland later in the morning with some light rain and drizzle across west Connacht and west Munster over the afternoon

**Rainfall across the west and southwest during the afternoon**

During Monday evening and night rain and patchy drizzle will spread into northwestern areas and continue across the west and southwest. Cloud will continue to push eastwards across Ireland with cloudy weather by midnight for all areas. Up until midnight rainfall amounts of between 5mm to 10mm can be expected across western and southwestern parts with the highest amounts across the mountain in these areas. Away from the above area mentioned it will remain dry with cloud increasing over the later afternoon, evening and night.

Tuesday 8/6/21

Tuesday will be a overcast day with light rain and patchy drizzle across much of Ireland. The below animation is from 00:00hrs Tuesday until 00:00hrs Wednesday.

**possible rainfall amounts on Tuesday**

The highest amounts of rainfall will be across the southwest, west and northwest on Tuesday with up to 9mm to 12mm in parts of the southwest and northwest but a little higher in west Connacht with around 20mm with the highest amounts again over high ground areas and the mountains. Elsewhere there will be between 1mm to 5mm with the driest weather across the eastern half of Ireland

Wednesday 9/6/21

Wednesday will be a warm and humid with some scattered showers and patches of drizzle but he latest indication is for some breaks to develop in the cloud later in the afternoon and evening with some sunny spells. Rainfall amounts on Wednesday will be highest in the southwest and western coastal counites with around 8mm of rain expected in places but these amounts mainly highest’s around high ground areas of the Kerry and Galway mountains. Elsewhere there will be between 0mm to 4mm amounts lowest across the southeast and parts of the north.

**possible rainfall amounts on Wednesday**

Thursday 10/6/21

Further scattered rain and drizzle expected again on Thursday with the best of any sunshine across the eastern half of Ireland. Rainfall amounts will be highest across southwestern and western coastal areas again with amounts between 5mm to 10mm , Around 5mm of rainfall could fall over higher parts of the northwest mainly Donegal but across the rest of Ireland there will be 0mm to 2mm with some areas remaining dry.

Some further light rain and drizzle across the southwest, west and northwest overnight Thursday.

**possible rainfall amounts on Thursday**

FRIDAY 11/6/21

The latest forecast is for some early morning light rain and drizzle across parts of the southwest, west and north of Ireland but this fizzling out around midday with bright and sunny spells developing through the afternoon and evening. Rainfall amounts will range between 0mm to 4mm highest in the far west and southwest during the morning but overall amounts very low.

Saturday 12/6/21

A mostly dry day is expected on Saturday with only the small risk of a few isolated showers during the morning. Higher pressure over Ireland will keep the day rather dry, warm and humid.

**possible rainfall amounts on Saturday**

Sunday 13/6/21

Some uncertainty on Sunday next week due to a area of higher pressure which looks set to build across Ireland and the UK on Saturday. An area of low pressure is been signaled to pass well to the northwest of Ireland and Scotland passing over southern Iceland on this morning ECMWF model run and if the higher pressure gets nudged to the east towards mainland Europe this may allow a band of rain from the outer edge of that low pressure system to clip Ireland. The weather models have been swapping and changing and at this rain noting is certain yet and models may revert back to building that high pressure system a little more westwards out to the west of Ireland which would take the idea of the low pressure systems band of rain clipping Ireland. I will update on that in the National forecast over the week.

below the chart shows that area of low pressure over Iceland with its outer band of rain clipping Ireland. If this was the outcome it would move through rather quickly

WEEKLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED BY PROVINCES

ULSTER

Across much Ulster rainfall amounts are expected to be below average this coming week. Highest amounts will be across west Ulster mainly across Donegal over the higher ground areas with between 10mm to 25mm expected there. Across the rest of Ulster amounts will range between 3mm to 10m lowest amounts in the east of Ulster.

CONNACHT

Away from west Connacht rainfall amounts are expected to be below average this coming week. Highest amounts will be across west Connacht mainly across Galway & Mayo over the higher ground areas with between 30mm to 60mm expected around Galway and 15mm to 30mm across west Mayo. Across the rest of Connacht amounts will range between 5mm to 10m lowest amounts in the east and north Connacht.

MUNSTER

Away from west Munster rainfall amounts are expected to be below average this coming week. Highest amounts will be across west Munster mainly across west/south Kerry & south/west Cork over the higher ground areas with between 30mm to 50mm. Across the rest of Munster amounts will range between 5mm to 20mm lowest amounts in the east Munster.

LEINSTER

Overall Leinster will be the driest province this week with only between 1mm to 10mm. it will be driest in the southeast and the east of Ulster with the highest rainfall amounts across the west of the province.