People are being advised to enjoy a fine last day of summer as heavy rain and winds are on their way. Low pressure will continue into next week with a lot of unsettled weather forecast.
Today will be mostly dry with sunny spells with an isolated shower possible. Temperatures this afternoon will reach 17 to 19 degrees.
Tonight will be dry and clear with patches of mist and fog possible. Lowest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in a light northeasterly or variable breeze.
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Carlow Weather tweeted: "The totals up to 10pm Saturday and Sunday show some areas seeing up to 40mm by Sunday night but Stradbally is just on the edge with much less. This far out that is still very much subject to change of course.
Here is the forecast for the rest of the week.
TOMORROW: "Tomorrow will be mostly dry with sunny spells and any showers that develop will be isolated. Highest temperatures of 18 or 19 degrees with a light easterly or variable breeze.
THURSDAY NIGHT: "Mostly dry with clear spells and patches of mist and fog. Cloud will increase in the northwest, bringing rain to coastal areas by morning. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 12 degrees with light, variable winds.
FRIDAY: "Outbreaks of rain will develop in the west and northwest on Friday morning and will spread over the western half of the country in the afternoon, becoming heavier. In the east there will be scattered showers. It will become drier in the southwest during the evening with some sunny spells developing. Highest temperatures will range between 15 degrees in the northwest and 21 degrees in the southeast and there will be light to moderate, variable winds.
FRIDAY NIGHT: "Cloudy in the north and east with outbreaks of rain and lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees. In the south and west there will be clear spells and isolated showers and it will be colder with minimum temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees. Winds will be light and variable and patches of mist and fog are possible in the south and west.
SATURDAY: "On Saturday morning there will be patchy rain in Ulster and Leinster but it will be drier with sunny spells elsewhere. However, it will become wet across Connacht, Munster and Leinster during the afternoon and evening, with heavy rain in some areas. There will be scattered showers in Ulster too. Highest temperatures of 14 to 20 degrees, warmest in Ulster and north Leinster, with light to moderate winds.
SATURDAY NIGHT: "Rain will continue across Connacht and much of Munster and Leinster on Saturday night, heavy at times. It will become breezier too, with moderate to fresh and gusty east to southeast winds developing. Lowest temperatures of 9 degrees in the southwest to 15 degrees in the northeast.
SUNDAY: "The rain will gradually move northwards during Sunday morning and afternoon, followed by sunny spells and showers. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees. Breezy in the morning with moderate to fresh and gusty east to southeast winds, easing later.
OUTLOOK FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK: "Low pressure near Ireland is expected to bring further spells of unsettled weather."
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