Friday

According to Met Éireann, Friday, will be mostly dry at first with sunny spells, but there will still be some scattered showers, mainly in the northwest and north, some possibly heavy and thundery.

It will be quite warm and humid in Ulster and Leinster, with maximum temperatures of 20°C to 24°C, but turning cooler and fresher in most of Connacht and Munster, with highest values of 15°C to 19°C. Winds will be light to moderate, mainly from a southwesterly direction.

Saturday

Saturday will start out with sunny spells and isolated showers, the showers quickly becoming widespread, heavy and frequent.

A freshening southwest wind will develop and temperatures will be between 14°C and 18°C at best, highest in the southeast. Overnight lowest temperatures will be between 9°C and 11°C and showers will continue through the night.

Sunday

Sunday will see further showers, although they will become somewhat less frequent as the day goes on. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds are set to continue and temperatures will fall a little further.

Week ahead

Current indications suggest an unsettled spell, as rain or showers, along with westerly winds, will continue in to the early days of next week.

Management notes

Beef

Adam Woods has the latest advice on worm control, bloat and grass supplies.

Dairy

With grass growth rates about to explode, Aidan Brennan cautions farmers against letting covers get too high.

Tillage

Andy Doyle writes that prospects of a very early harvest appear to have passed, but it will shortly be time to desiccate winter oilseed rape.

Sheep

Darren Carty writes that where breeding from within the flock, replacements should be selected early in the season to allow the best performing genetics to be retained.