Friday

Cloudy and calm with some patchy rain, but mainly sunny spells, especially over the eastern half of Ireland.

Temperatures reaching highs of 11 degrees, lowest in the north.

Saturday

Patchy rain and drizzle, especially in coastal counties. Temperatures reaching highs of 12 degrees.

Overnight, heavy rain will develop over much of Munster and west Connacht.

Sunday

Outbreaks of rain over the west and southwest. Rain will potentially be heavy in the west and south of the country, with risks of localised flooding.

Top temperatures of 15 degrees.

Overnight, heavy rain will develop in the east of the country, but longer spells of rain will develop in the west. Minimum temperatures of six degrees.

Management notes

  • Sheep management: grass tetany, grass supplies and finishing lambing strongly.
  • Dairy management: weaning calves, picking bulls and spreading fertiliser.
  • Tillage management: a lot of field work done in the past week.
  • Beef management: silage fertiliser, getting stock out and tetany prevention.
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