Friday
Heavy rain in the west early on Friday, moving eastwards across the country through the morning and afternoon, followed by scattered showers and clear spells in the west later.
Heaviest rain is expected in Munster and south Leinster, with the risk of spot flooding. Highest afternoon temperatures of 9°C to 13°C.
Blustery showers will continue on Friday night, heaviest and most frequent in the west.
Drier further east, with long clear spells developing. Lowest temperatures of 5°C to 8°C.
Saturday
Breezy with blustery showers, mainly affecting western areas on Saturday. Otherwise dry, with sunny spells. Afternoon temperatures of 7°C to 10°C.
Scattered showers will continue in the west overnight, with drier, clearer conditions elsewhere.
Lowest temperatures of 4°C to 6°C in moderate to fresh and gusty south to southwest winds.
Sunday
Many areas will be dry with sunny spells on Sunday, although there will be further scattered showers in the west and northwest. Cool, with afternoon temperatures of 6°C to 9°C.
Early Sunday night, there will be mostly dry and clear conditions, with showers in the northwest.
Cloud will quickly increase though, extending across the country overnight. Lowest temperatures of 2°C to 5°C early in the night.
Week ahead
Staying unsettled until midweek, with further spells of rain, but potentially turning more settled later in the week.
Tillage
With another year virtually behind us, there is still time for a walk through the crops to check for problems and then get your soil tests up to date for the coming season, writes Andy Doyle.
Sheep
With grass reserves depleting faster and ewes being housed earlier or supplementation being introduced at grass, it is important to get a good assessment of silage quality, writes Darren Carty.
Beef
This week, Adam Woods takes a look at fluke control on beef farms and also has some details for BEAM and BDGP participants.
Dairy
Aidan Brennan goes through some key management tasks for dairy farmers this week.
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