The national forecaster has forecast ‘a rather wet and windy’ start to meteorological spring, which begins on March 1
The heaviest of the showers will hit southern and western counties as a large Atlantic front sends bands of rain sweeping over the country from tomorrow until Saturday.
And there is no sign of the damp weather receding as Met Éireann says rainfall is set to be “above average” next month.
The Valentia weather station in Co Kerry reported a 48th consecutive day of rain on February 17 and forecasters are tracking the rainfall since – which means we are heading towards 60 consecutive days of rain this weekend.
Councils are monitoring rainfall, given the impact of the downpours of this month and last.
While river levels have eased, land is still saturated in many areas.
Some parts of the south-east received four times their normal level of rainfall in the space of just one week earlier this month.
One weather station in Wexford, Johnstown Castle, has set a new tri-monthly rainfall record.
In the three months between November 1 and January 31, a total of 652.5mm of rainfall was recorded at Johnstown Castle, the highest volume recorded for 85 years.
Areas of Wexford and Wicklow received over 220mm of rainfall in just 10 days between late January and early February, downpours which, combined with the fall-out from Storm Chandra, resulted in the worst flooding seen for years across Enniscorthy, Inistioge, Graiguenamanagh, Thomastown and parts of Dublin, including Rathfarnham.
The east and south-east traditionally receives between 750mm and 1,000mm of rainfall over an entire year.
Parts of Dublin received their second-highest level of rainfall for January in nearly half-a-century.
Forecast
Wednesday morning will begin wet for most, although this will clear eastwards as the day progresses. Showers will turn heavier and more isolated too, with highest temperatures of 10C to 14C.
A damp start for many today with rain & drizzle in many areas, clearing eastwards through the morning??
Showers & some bright spells will follow from the W, with showers turning heavy at times & isolated thunderstorms possible????
Highs of 10 to 14°C.
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— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 25, 2026
Wednesday night will remain cloudy with more isolated rainfall and temperatures of 7C to 10C.
Further rain is forecast for tomorrow, becoming more confined to the southern counties throughout the morning and temperatures of 8C to 11C and dropping to between 3C and 7C at night.
Friday is set to be a brighter, more pleasant day with some scattered showers before becoming cold but clear in the evening with the possibility of widespread frost and icy patches. Daytime temperatures will reach 11C but will drop as low as -2C by night.
The damp weather will stick around into the weekend as Met Éireann forecasts cloudy and rainy conditions from the west through the morning. Temperatures are unlikely to rise above 9C.
Sunday, March 1 and the first day of meteorological spring, will be “rather wet and windy”, according to Met Éireann, as outbreaks of rain turning heavy in places. Temperatures will range between 9C to 12C.
Looking into next week, the forecaster said that a southwesterly air-flow looks set to cover the country for most of the week “milder than average” temperatures for this time of year, mainly in the east.
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