Rural Life
Met Éireann has said that the coming week will bring a mixture and changeable weather conditions across the country.
Grass
Grass growth has been stagnant in the south east for more than a week, as well as rapidly slowing across the west coast.
Tillage News
Met Éireann has today (Friday, July 24) issued an advisory for potato blight in some areas of the country in the coming days.
Rain will make a return this weekend in many areas of the country, as the long period of dry weather gives way to more unsettled conditions.
The weather this week is set to turn slightly cloudier and cooler in some areas, but it will remain dry and warm for most.
Dairy
Grass growth has stagnated across the country, and with the forecast showing further dry weather, farmers will feel the pressure mounting.
Met Éireann has issued an additional Status Yellow weather warning for high temperatures across most of the country in the coming days.
Met Éireann has said the very warm or hot conditions will continue this week with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Environment
The current spell of hot weather is to continue into the coming week with Met Éireann issuing further high temperature warnings.
Met Éireann has issued another Status Yellow high temperature warning.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow high temperature warning.
Met Éireann has advised that a "prolonged spell of very warm to hot weather" is set to hit the country this week and last into next week.
Met Éireann said it will become increasingly warm as the week progresses with possible temperatures of 30°C in places.
Drier parts of the country, particularly in the south-east may experience grass deficits this week with minimal rainfall is forecasted.
Met Éireann said the weekend be cloudy overall with rain and drizzle at times mainly in the north and west.
Provisional figures rank June 2026 as the fourth warmest June in 127 years, Met Éireann said.
Tillage
Met Éireann has today (Monday, June 29) issued an advisory for potato blight for the entire country over the coming days.
Met Éireann said weather conditions this week will be mixed with some rain or showers at times, along with dry spells.
This weekend will see the weather gradually move away from the sweltering conditions of the past few days.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange weather warning for thunderstorms in three southern counties for this afternoon (Thursday, June 25)
Met Éireann has extended a status yellow high temperature warning until Saturday morning and has also issued a thunderstorm warning.
Agri-Business
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said there are currently no plans to close marts during the current hot weather.
Farmers are being reminded of the steps they can take to protect themselves and their animals during the current hot weather.
