Rain on Monday is forecast to clear southeastwards quickly, and Met Eireann predicts the day will brighten up with good sunny spells developing during the morning and winds will ease.
Except for isolated showers near northwest coasts, the rest of the day will be dry.
Monday evening and night will be dry with good clear spells. It will be cold, with some ground frost and lowest temperatures of 0°C to 4°C, coldest in the south and east.
Tuesday will be dry with more cloud in most areas, although a few spots of drizzle may affect west coasts. Tuesday night will be windy with a spell of rain, clearing southeast, and it will turn cold with wintry showers in the north and west and widespread frost.
Frost
Wednesday will be a cold, windy day with a few sunny spells and widespread blustery showers. The showers will be wintry in many areas, especially across the north and west, with falls of snow on high ground. Wednesday night will feature widespread severe frost.
Thursday will be another cold day, but with better dry and sunny spells. Wintry showers will be less frequent, and some of the south and west may remain dry.
Friday looks to be milder, with a fresh to strong southwest wind. Apart from a few showers near west coasts, most areas will remain dry during the day but more rain will affect all areas on Friday night.
The weekend is forecast to be changeable and unsettled, with spells of rain alternating with showers.
The past week saw over the twice the average amount of rain falling across the country.
Rainfall will not be quiet as high in the coming week, with most places expected to come in around 80% to 90% of normal. The far south of the country will be less wet again and Ulster will have slightly more rainfall.
Temperatures will rise by about two degrees this week and sunshine will have a minimal impact.
With fields waterlogged, drying conditions will be moderate to poor.
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Rain on Monday is forecast to clear southeastwards quickly, and Met Eireann predicts the day will brighten up with good sunny spells developing during the morning and winds will ease.
Except for isolated showers near northwest coasts, the rest of the day will be dry.
Monday evening and night will be dry with good clear spells. It will be cold, with some ground frost and lowest temperatures of 0°C to 4°C, coldest in the south and east.
Tuesday will be dry with more cloud in most areas, although a few spots of drizzle may affect west coasts. Tuesday night will be windy with a spell of rain, clearing southeast, and it will turn cold with wintry showers in the north and west and widespread frost.
Frost
Wednesday will be a cold, windy day with a few sunny spells and widespread blustery showers. The showers will be wintry in many areas, especially across the north and west, with falls of snow on high ground. Wednesday night will feature widespread severe frost.
Thursday will be another cold day, but with better dry and sunny spells. Wintry showers will be less frequent, and some of the south and west may remain dry.
Friday looks to be milder, with a fresh to strong southwest wind. Apart from a few showers near west coasts, most areas will remain dry during the day but more rain will affect all areas on Friday night.
The weekend is forecast to be changeable and unsettled, with spells of rain alternating with showers.
The past week saw over the twice the average amount of rain falling across the country.
Rainfall will not be quiet as high in the coming week, with most places expected to come in around 80% to 90% of normal. The far south of the country will be less wet again and Ulster will have slightly more rainfall.
Temperatures will rise by about two degrees this week and sunshine will have a minimal impact.
With fields waterlogged, drying conditions will be moderate to poor.
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Fodder transport scheme: full details and application form
Are farmers leaving themselves short on slurry storage?
Wet causes damage to winter crops
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