Friday will be a mix of sunshine and heavy showers. Early afternoon and evening will have heavy rain, particularly in the north and west, along with a possibility of thunder. Showers will turn to heavy rain as the evening goes on and there will be a possibility of spot flooding in places. Temperatures will be low, between 13°C and 16°C, with a westerly breeze.
Friday night will be wet, with showers in the northwest of the country, along with dry spells elsewhere. Overall, a cool night, with temperatures between 7°C and 10°C.
Saturday will start with heavy showers in the north and west, with sunshine and dry spells in the midlands, south and east. As the evening goes on, the showers will become more moderate, with a few isolated showers, with temperatures between 14°C and 18°C.
Saturday night will remain windy with patches of cloud.
Sunday will start dry, but showers will gather in the south of the country and move northwards as the day goes on. The north of the country will remain mostly dry for Sunday, with a southwesterly wind and mild temperatures.
Sunday night will be wet, with widespread rain. These wet conditions will follow on through into Monday morning, when they will lighten to showers. Next week, temperatures are expected to be mild to humid, with winds being light to moderate.
Management notes
In this week’s beef notes, Kieran Mailey offers advice on controlling flies to prevent mastitis during high levels of fly activity and preventing sward damage during heavy rain.
Our tillage editor Andy Doyle looks at the effect of the recent wet weather in barley fields and crops.
Dairy specialist Aidan Brennan examines how a New Zealand farm manager purchased part of the herd he was working on and then leased them back to the farm owner.
And finally, sheep specialist Darren Carty covers grassland management, reseeding and addressing body condition score in ewes with difficult offspring.
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