Friday
Friday will be mostly cloudy and breezy, with light rain and drizzle in northern and southern coasts.
There will be some sunny spells, with highest temperatures of 14°C to 20°C, with the east and southeast being most mild.
Westerly winds along the northern coasts will become gusty as the evening goes on.
Friday night is set to be showery in northern areas, but a dry and clear night apart from that. It will be quite breezy, with lowest temperatures of 8°C to 12°C.
Saturday
Saturday is set to be dry for the most part, according to Met Éireann. There will be a few light showers in northern counties, with highest temperatures of 14°C to 22°C in a light to moderate northwest breeze.
Sunday
Dry spells with sunshine and light easterly breezes are predicted for Sunday. Highest temperatures of 17°C to 23°C are to be expected.
Management notes
Beef
In the beef notes, Martin Merrick outlines some key management practices around correcting grass quality, controlling weeds and farm safety at a busy time of the year.
Dairy
Aidan Brennan looks at the key management tasks for the weeks ahead and says that fields cut for silage will need the P and K elements replaced in dairy notes.
Sheep
Darren Carty looks at scald in lambs, weaning preparations and farmyard repairs in sheep notes.
Tillage
Many spring barley crops are now at the final fungicide stage and in current weather conditions will need an application soon, says Siobhán Walsh in tillage notes.
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