Friday

On Friday, it will begin cloudy with patches of drizzle across the country, Met Éireann has forecast. As the day goes on, some sunny spells will develop with scattered showers, mostly across Ulster. Temperatures will become milder with temperatures reaching 17°C to 20°C, with cooler temperatures in the south in moderate southwest breezes.

Showers will cease on Friday night as dry and cloudy conditions take hold. Mist and fog may occur especially in southeast areas. Temperatures will see lows of 9°C to 12°C in light southwest or variable breezes.

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Saturday

It will be a dry day Saturday with plenty of warm sunshine, according to Met Éireann. Temperatures will see highs of 17°C to 21°C, with a moderate southwest breeze which it may be cooler in coastal areas.

Sunday

Sunday is set to be another warm day with spells of sunshine and some cloudy conditions in places. Highest temperatures will be 18°C to 22°C in a light southerly or variable breeze.

Next week

“High pressure looks set to dominate into early next week,” Met Éireann has said. This will bring continued settled, warm weather feeding up through the country on a southeast continental airflow.

Management notes

Beef

In the beef notes, Martin Merrick looks at the risk of nitrate poisoning with high growth incoming, taking caution with breeding and fertility testing bulls as well as summer scour in dairy beef calves.

Dairy

In the dairy notes, Aidan Brennan looks at the best way to manage repeats in heifers, which have been bred using synchronisation. He also discusses contractor prices for silage and milk prices.

Sheep

In the sheep notes, Darren Carty says the lift in temperatures will hopefully boost growth rates and facilitate more shearing, but could come with a downside of a higher worm burdens. He also looks at scheme dates and drafting lambs.

Tillage

In the tillage notes, Siobhán Walsh says that weeds will be up in most cereal crops following showers of rain which will need to be tackled. She also writes about sprays for spring barley, beet and protein crops, while she answers queries on the Straw Incorporation Measure.