It has been a busy start to 2019. In my role as Coordinator of the Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF), we organised a seminar on January 16th which focused on the…
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Weather Forecast
24/08/22 10:15
Apart from a few light isolated showers during the afternoon, it will be a dry day with a mix of sunny spells and cloudier periods. Freshening southwesterly breezes. Highs 16c – 21c. Dry and mostly clear overnight. Lows 6c to 10c. Dry to begin on Thursday with good sunny spells but cloud will spread from the west during the day with rain setting in over the western half of the country during the afternoon and evening. Light or moderate southwesterly breezes. Highs 16c – 21c. Patchy light rain or drizzle will clear the northeast during Friday morning and it will be a dry day with sunny spells and cloudier periods. Light to moderate northwesterly winds. Highs 15c – 20c. Warmer on Saturday especially in the east and south where the best of the sunny spells will occur and temperatures could reach 23c. A few showers on Sunday but good sunny spells too and warmest in the east.
