Saturday 04 November 2017 10:00

The past week has been much drier than normal especially so for the Southern half of the country which had less than 10 % of normal rainfall. The coming week is expected to average out wetter than normal in the North and West and drier than average elsewhere.

The past week has been a little milder than normal with mean air temperatures between 0.5 and 1.6 degrees above normal. Temperatures are expected to average out a degree or so milder than normal over the next 7 days though there will some ground frost some nights and the rest of the weekend will be colder than of late.

The past week has been a bit duller than average countrywide, especially so in the Northwest with between 60 and 70 % of average sun.

Drying conditions will be variable during the coming week. Good for a time today in the Southeast, poorer elsewhere due to showers becoming widespread. Moderate to good on Sunday away from the showers over Ulster. Some limited opportunities next week but it will be an Atlantic regime with rainbelts at times.

Spraying conditions will be moderate later tomorrow as the wind eases. Opportunities will be limited during the week ahead.

Most soils are still saturated at present with poorly drained soils waterlogged.