CARLOW WEATHER: Heavy rainfall and low temperatures expected tonight (Jan 13)

Breezy weather with scattered showers is expected today (January 13).  

That's according to Met Éireann, which also forecasts showery outbreaks of rain spreading from the west later in the afternoon and evening. 

Fresh and gusty westerly winds will also ease for a time in the afternoon before backing southwesterly and freshening again in the evening. 

Highest afternoon temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees.

Tonight, outbreaks of rain will become widespread over the country through the night with heavy falls in places. 

Scattered showers will follow in from the west later as the rain clears eastwards by morning. 

Temperatures will fall between 1 to 4 degrees generally as the rain clears, in moderate to fresh southwest to west winds.