'More heavy rain to come' - Weather warning for Carlow to remain in place
The week ahead is also looking unsettled
Weather warnings will remain in place for most of today for eight counties across Ireland as heavy rain is expected with the possibility of localised flooding in some places.
The Status Yellow Rain Warning is in place for Cork, Kerry, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary, and Waterford.
Spells of heavy rain are expected with the possibility of localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions, and poor visibility
The warning is in place from 2am Tuesday morning until 5pm Tuesday evening.
Carlow weatherman Alan O'Reilly has warned of 'more heavy rain to come' as up to 25mm of rain fell in the night in southern parts of the country.
Today
This morning will be cloudy and wet with widespread rain. The rain will be heavy at times and may cause localised flooding. A clearance to sunny spells and scattered showers will develop in the southwest during the early afternoon and these conditions will gradually extend northeastwards, with the last of the rain clearing from Ulster this evening. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees with moderate to fresh southerly winds, strong at times in the south and east.
Tonight will be mainly dry with clear spells and just isolated showers. Southerly winds will be light to moderate, allowing areas of mist and fog to develop. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 9 degrees.
Wednesday
Mist and fog will be slow to clear from some areas tomorrow morning. After a mainly dry start with just isolated showers, cloud and outbreaks of rain will move into the south later in the morning and will move northwards through the day, turning heavy at times. Northern areas will stay largely dry until evening. Highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees with light to moderate east to northeast or variable winds.
Rather wet and unsettled with rain spreading up from the south during the evening and with heavy falls at times too. Quite cloudy across the northern half of the country with rain developing later in the night. Winds becoming northeasterly during the night with lowest temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees.
Thursday
Quite a cloudy morning overall with rain lingering across the northern half of the country. Elsewhere it'll be largely cloudy but should be mostly dry apart from some light patchy rain in places. Northeasterly breezes and highest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees.
Overcast and damp overall with rain developing in southern counties later in the night. The rain will spread across the southern half of the country overnight and will be heavy in places. Remaining cloudy but mostly dry elsewhere. Lowest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees with freshening easterly breezes.
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Friday
Rain will spread north through the country from early morning with heavy falls in the south. The rain will be persistent through the afternoon particularly across Munster and Leinster. Northern areas will be cloudy with outbreaks of light rain. Fresh easterly breezes and highest temperatures of 8 to 13 degrees.
The weekend
Early indications suggest that the weekend will be very unsettled with spells of rain or showers but some drier weather more likely for Sunday. Rather cloudy overall with temperatures falling back to around average.