Friday

Friday will see sunny spells and scattered showers, with the showers heaviest and most frequent over Ulster, but they will occur throughout the country.

The best of the sunshine will be in Munster early on in the day.

Highest temperatures will range between 11°C and 13°C with light variable winds generally.

Friday night will be mainly dry with just a low risk of an isolated shower, according to Met Éireann. Lowest temperatures will range between 4°C and 5°C with light to moderate northerly winds.

Saturday

Saturday is forecast to be a generally dry day with good sunshine. Highest temperatures look set to range between 12°C and 14°C, with moderate northerly winds decreasing light later.

Saturday night will continue mainly dry and the light northerly winds will become variable in direction for a time before becoming light southerly.

Temperatures are forecast to fall to 1°C in Ulster where a grass frost will form. Elsewhere, temperatures will be closer to 3°C or 4°C with just high cloud.

Sunday

Current indications suggest that Sunday and the early days of next week will see mainly dry and sunny weather developing as high pressure settles over Ireland.

There'll be high cloud at times making the sun appear hazy and temperatures will range between 13°C and 14°C along the east coast and through southern Munster.

For the rest of the country, temperatures look set to reach between 15°C and 18°C most days, possibly higher in northern Connacht at times.

Nights will be dry too with temperatures of 7°C or 8°C generally.

Met Éireann has suggested the settled spell will continue into the early days of next week.

Management notes

Beef

In this week's beef notes, Adam Woods takes a look at stocking rate requirements for ANC, the BPS deadline and redwater.

Dairy

Aidan Brennan looks at the what to do with cows not yet seen bulling, when to dose youngstock and electricity usage on dairy farms.

Sheep

For sheep farmers, Darren Carty looks at drafting spring lambs, nematodirus reminder and Sheep Welfare Scheme tasks.

Tillage

Andy Doyle takes a look at fungicides for winter crops and herbicides for spring crops.