Friday night will be breezy with showers affecting east and south coasts, but drier elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5°C in moderate to fresh easterly winds.
Saturday
Met Éireann is forecasting a cold and breezy St Patrick’s Day, with a significant wind chill due to fresh and gusty easterly winds. Afternoon temperatures will be just 1 to 3°C in eastern half of the country and between 4 to 6°C further west. Most places dry, but a few wintry showers are likely in the east and south.
Very cold Saturday night, with mainly clear skies and some snow showers in the east and southeast. Amounts are looking small at this stage. Lowest temperatures -1 to -4°C.
Sunday
Cold and breezy on Sunday too, with afternoon highs of just 2 to 4°C. Easterly winds will be moderate to fresh and gusty, so feeling even colder. Some sleet or snow showers will occur again, mainly in eastern areas. A few flurries are possible elsewhere.
Another very cold night on Sunday. Lowest temperatures 0 to -5°C with a widespread severe frost. Less cold perhaps on Leinster coasts.
Monday
Monday will be mostly dry and sunny with just the odd shower on east coasts. Winds will ease and become light. After a frosty start, temperatures will recover slowly with top afternoon values of 5 to 7°C. Very cold again on Monday night with temperatures well below freezing almost everywhere, as low as -5°C.
Management notes
Beef
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods looks at dealing with the current weather conditions, colostrum and the last in our series of SOS events.
Dairy
On the dairy side Aidan Brennan looks at weather issues and declining feed stocks, how to pick AI bulls and says an alternative to coccidiosis treatment is available.
Tillage
While it is not late yet, there is still a challenge in getting the last of one’s acres sown in a timely fashion on tillage farms.
Sheep
And this week's sheep management notes cover management of in-lamb yearling hoggets, taking precautions to prevent grass tetany and administering the orf vaccine.
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Spring worsens as beast from the east returns
Friday night will be breezy with showers affecting east and south coasts, but drier elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 2 to 5°C in moderate to fresh easterly winds.
Saturday
Met Éireann is forecasting a cold and breezy St Patrick’s Day, with a significant wind chill due to fresh and gusty easterly winds. Afternoon temperatures will be just 1 to 3°C in eastern half of the country and between 4 to 6°C further west. Most places dry, but a few wintry showers are likely in the east and south.
Very cold Saturday night, with mainly clear skies and some snow showers in the east and southeast. Amounts are looking small at this stage. Lowest temperatures -1 to -4°C.
Sunday
Cold and breezy on Sunday too, with afternoon highs of just 2 to 4°C. Easterly winds will be moderate to fresh and gusty, so feeling even colder. Some sleet or snow showers will occur again, mainly in eastern areas. A few flurries are possible elsewhere.
Another very cold night on Sunday. Lowest temperatures 0 to -5°C with a widespread severe frost. Less cold perhaps on Leinster coasts.
Monday
Monday will be mostly dry and sunny with just the odd shower on east coasts. Winds will ease and become light. After a frosty start, temperatures will recover slowly with top afternoon values of 5 to 7°C. Very cold again on Monday night with temperatures well below freezing almost everywhere, as low as -5°C.
Management notes
Beef
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods looks at dealing with the current weather conditions, colostrum and the last in our series of SOS events.
Dairy
On the dairy side Aidan Brennan looks at weather issues and declining feed stocks, how to pick AI bulls and says an alternative to coccidiosis treatment is available.
Tillage
While it is not late yet, there is still a challenge in getting the last of one’s acres sown in a timely fashion on tillage farms.
Sheep
And this week's sheep management notes cover management of in-lamb yearling hoggets, taking precautions to prevent grass tetany and administering the orf vaccine.
Read more
Spring worsens as beast from the east returns
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