A weather warning for heavy rain across Galway and much of Ireland today has come into effect this afternoon.
A status yellow rain warning for all of Connacht is in force from 12pm today until 1pm on Wednesday.
Galway can expect to see spells of heavy rain and blustery easterly winds over the next day.
This may result in some localised flooding, poor visibility, and difficult driving conditions.
Met Eireann has forecast winds gusting up to 65km/h in Galway today, with temperatures averaging 9 – 10 degrees.
However, with the added effect of the wind, that’s going to feel closer to 3 – 4 degrees in most areas, and as low as 0 degrees in places.
Heavy rain will continue throughout Wednesday, but temperatures will pick up again from the late afternoon.
The south of Ireland will have it even worse than the west, with a status orange warning in effect for Cork, Kerry, Waterford since this morning.
