Heavy rain warning issued for Northern Ireland this weekend

You know the phrase - four seasons in one day - well that's what we've got coming up in the next few days.

Heavy rain is expected to set in through this evening and into tomorrow across Northern Ireland.

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain, between 8pm on Thursday 10th and 2am on Friday 11th August.

According to the Met Office: “Rain is expected to reach the west of Northern Ireland this evening, before continuing generally northeast across the rest of the country tonight, clearing the north coast during the early hours of Friday.”

Rain may become heavy for a time, particularly for parts of eastern Derry and Tyrone, Antrim (including the Belfast area), Armagh and Down.

It’s expected that 10-15 mm of rain might fall in just a few hours, with 20-30 mm possible locally.

Given the wet weather recently, some localised flooding is possible, thunder might also occur.

What to expect

🌧️ Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer

🌧️ Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

🌧️ Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely

🌧️ Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely

Northern Ireland’s five-day forecast:

Today: Rather cloudy but some brighter spells breaking through, particularly during afternoon. Pleasantly warm with light southeasterly breezes. Most staying dry but a few isolated showers developing, particularly in the south and east, perhaps the odd one heavy in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Tonight: Area of rain soon extending from southwest during the evening with risk of thunderstorms. Breaking to mix of clear spells and sharp showers overnight, as winds ease and veer southerly. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Friday: Warm. Mix of brighter spells and showers with the risk thunderstorms increasing for afternoon. Winds southerly occasionally fresh around the coasts. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday: Unsettled with showers that may merge to longer periods of rain at times. Continuing risk of thunderstorms, chiefly for the afternoons. Winds relatively light. Temperatures seasonally respectable.

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