Friday will be bright and breezy with scattered showers, mainly affecting the northern half of the country. Some southern counties may remain dry for the day.
Highest temperatures of 15°C to 18°C in moderate to fresh westerly winds, strong and gusty along west and north coasts.
Friday night will be dry for most, with clear spells and just isolated showers affecting west and northwest coastal regions.
Lowest temperatures of 9°C to 12°C, with westerly winds easing light to moderate south westerly.
Saturday
Saturday will begin mostly dry, Met Éireann said, then turning wet and breezy through the afternoon as rain spreads from the southwest. Current indications show the heaviest and most persistent showers in the west and north.
Highest temperatures of 16°C to 19°C, with southerly winds increasing moderate to fresh.
Saturday night will see rain and drizzle clear to the northeast, with dry and cloudy conditions elsewhere.
Mild, with lowest temperatures of 13°C to 16°C, coolest in the north, in light to moderate southerly winds, strong along west Atlantic coasts.
Sunday
Sunday will be wet and breezy, with showery spells of rain becoming widespread through the afternoon.
Highest temperatures of 18°C to 22°C, with moderate to fresh southerly winds veering north westerly.
Beef
Martin Merrick discusses applying fertiliser and slurry, lungworm burden in cattle and stretching fodder supplies this winter.
Dairy
This week, Brendan Horan writes about management actions to reduce autumn lameness and maximise grass recovery, plus changing milking machine liners.
Sheep
Condition of hill ewes, quarantining bought-in stores and store lamb presentation in marts are discussed by Darren Carty this week.
Tillage
Siobhán Walsh covers weather and ground conditions, planting, Farming for Water deadlines, the Teagasc crops forum and Tillage Day 2026.
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