Parts of Northern Ireland under Met Office rain warning this weekend - where and when warning will be in place

Where and when Northern Ireland Met Office rain warning will be in place this weekend.placeholder image
Where and when Northern Ireland Met Office rain warning will be in place this weekend. | Canva

Watch the latest Met Office video forecast, as a rain warning is issued for parts of Northern Ireland.

The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning for parts of Northern Ireland.

The areas affected are County Antrim, County Armagh and County Down, with the warning due to be in place from 07:00 to 19:00 on Saturday September 27.

The Met office yellow rain warning reads: “Heavy rain leading to a chance of some flooding and travel disruption on Saturday.

“Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible. Some interruption to power supplies and other services is possible. Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer. Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer.

A Met Office yellow rain warning is due to be in place for parts of Northern Ireland from 07:00 to 19:00 on Saturday September 27.placeholder image
A Met Office yellow rain warning is due to be in place for parts of Northern Ireland from 07:00 to 19:00 on Saturday September 27. | Met Office

“Outbreaks of rain will move eastwards across Northern Ireland on Saturday morning, likely becoming persistent and heavy across eastern counties during the afternoon before slowly clearing eastwards during the early evening.

“20 to 30 mm rain is likely widely, with 40 to 50 mm possible on hills. This may lead to some flooding and travel disruption in places.”

Met Office Northern Ireland forecast

Saturday September 27

The day will begin breezy with outbreaks of locally heavy rain. The wind will ease down and the rain will clear east from late morning. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Sunday September 28 to Tuesday September 30

A few showers in the west at first Sunday otherwise conditions remain dry and cloudy with bright spells until rain spreads east from Monday night into Tuesday.

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