Friday

Met Éireann has forecast that Friday will be a bright, cold day, with spells of sunshine. It is expected to be dry for most, with isolated showers.

However, scattered showers will affect Atlantic and northern counties. The showers will be a wintry mix of rain, hail and sleet, with a little snow possible over higher ground.

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The forecaster said there is also a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Highest temperatures will be 3°C to 7°C and it will be coldest in the northeast, in mostly light to moderate westerly winds, with fresh to strong and gusty winds near southwestern coasts.

Overnight on Friday, it will be mostly dry and clear, though scattered wintry showers will continue for northern and western parts, with a chance of isolated showers extending further eastwards.

Lowest temperatures will be -3°C to 3°C. It will be coldest in Ulster, in mostly light westerly breezes, with patches of fog or freezing fog developing. Winds will be fresh at times in the south.

Saturday

According to Met Éireann, Saturday will be largely dry and bright, with just a few showers, some of which could be wintry.

Cloud will build from the southwest later in the afternoon and evening. Highest temperatures will be 4°C to 8°C generally and 2°C to 5°C for Ulster, in light occasionally moderate westerly or variable breezes.

Saturday night is forecast by Met Éireann to be dry for most, with cloud thickening from the southwest.

A few showers will occur along eastern coasts and patchy rain and drizzle will move into the west and southwest by morning.

Lowest temperatures will be -1°C to 3°C generally. Light variable winds will gradually become southeasterly and increase moderate to fresh by morning.

Sunday

Met Eireann has said Sunday will be another largely dry day. However, it will be cloudy at first.

Rain in the southwest will gradually extend across the country, reaching the northeast in the late afternoon.

The rain may turn heavy in places and may also fall as sleet or snow in parts of the north during the evening.

Highest temperatures will range from 5°C in the north to 10°C in the south. Fresh to strong and gusty southeasterly winds will ease southwesterly later as the rain mostly clears from the south and west.

Management notes

Beef

In this week’s beef management notes, Martin Merrick has advice on calving preparation, slurry and grazing infrastructure.

Dairy

In dairy this week, Aidan Brennan is discussing soil sampling, slurry and upcoming conferences.

Sheep

On the sheep side of the house, Darren Carty takes a look at marketing cull ewes, carcase weights and the Sheep Improvement Scheme reference number.

Tillage

On Siobhán Walsh’s tillage agenda this week are the weather, herbicides, beans and upcoming events.