The yellow wind warning was issued on Friday 27 November and is valid from Saturday morning at 6am to Sunday evening at 6pm. A yellow warning is the least severe level in the colour coded warning scale used by Met Éireann. The yellow alert is to notify those who are at risk because of their location and/or activity, and to allow them to take preventative action. This warning particularly applies to those in the west of the country.

The westerly winds are forecast to reach mean speeds of 45km/h to 55km/h and gusts of 80km/h to 100km/h during Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday will be a cold, windy and wet day with rain or showers for much of the day. Highest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees in blustery westerly winds.

The night will be cold and windy, with further rain or showers, heavy and persistent in places, especially along the Atlantic seaboard.

Sunday morning looks like it will bring the worst of the conditions. There will be strong to gale force and gusty southwest winds, and Met Éireann also says there is a risk of some spot flooding. The winds will veer westerly for the afternoon and evening and will moderate slowly and more showery conditions will develop.

However, winds will fall off light overnight and some fog and frost will form over northern areas.

Our tillage expert Andy Doyle writes that virtually all land is now quite wet so there is little chance to consider further planting. So if you have a choice keep the seed in the bag at this stage.

In dairy management, Jack Kennedy cautions farmers to watch out for the possibility of chlorine entering dairy products when milking equipment is washed using the public water supply. He also gives some advice on choosing the right milking parlour for your farm.

In beef management, Darren Carty gives some tips on reaching weight targets for autumn-calving cows.

And in sheep management, Darren also gives some tips on how much of the sheep grazing area should be closed by the end of November for low- to medium-stocked farms lambing at the start to the middle of March.