Friday

Met Éireann has forecast a cloudy and damp day on Friday, with outbreaks of rain pushing northwards over the country. The east of the country will likely be drier than the west.

Scattered showers will clear from the Atlantic to southern and western counties during the evening, with clear spells to follow.

Highest daytime temperatures will be 11°C to 14°C in fresh and gusty southerly winds.

Overnight, it will be mostly cloudy, with a few isolated patches of rain, drizzle and mist, but, overall, there will be plenty of dry weather.

A mild night is in store, with lowest temperatures of 9°C to 12°C, in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Saturday

Saturday is set to be a breezy day, with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle, according to Met Éireann.

More persistent rain will develop in Atlantic coastal counties during Saturday afternoon.

It will be another mild day, with highest temperatures of 12°C to 14°C during the day, in fresh and gusty southerly winds.

There will be further outbreaks of rain on Saturday night, turning heavy in places, with the chance of spot flooding.

Lowest nighttime temperatures of 9°C to 12°C in moderate southwest winds.

Sunday

There will be outbreaks of rain across the eastern half of the country early on Sunday, with a clearance of showers developing in the west.

Sunny spells and scattered showers will extend to all areas by afternoon.

Highs of 10°C to 12°C by day, in moderate southwest winds.

Overnight, it will become drier for a time, before showers will push in from the west.

Lowest nighttime temperatures of 6°C to 9°C, with moderate to fresh westerly winds.

Management notes

Beef

In this week’s beef management notes, Adam Woods takes a look at winter feeding, as well as the last of the suckler roadshow events.

Dairy

On a similar vein, Aidan Brennan discusses an appropriate level of meal feeding this winter, alongside lactose levels and costs for dairy farmers.

Sheep

On the sheep side of the house, Darren Carty talks about post-breeding management, external parasites and the clean livestock policy.

Tillage

Ploughing, spraying, catch crops, soil sampling and straw are among the topics on Siobhán Walsh’s agenda this week.