New yellow weather warning for rain issued in Northern Ireland

There is a Met Office weather warning in place for heavy rain. The heaviest of the rain will linger in the southeast, clearing Co. Down and Armagh later this evening.

The Met Office has cautioned that this could lead to some disruption, particularly for eastern areas of Northern Ireland.

Already across parts of Northern Ireland there has been almost 3 to 4 weeks of rainfall and this amount of water will take time to fully filter through to the rivers.

So far the predictions about the amount of rainfall have been accurate but as always with large amount of rainfall its localised flooding that often causes accidents.

Visibility will be reduced with surface spray and standing water will always be of concern.

The Met Office said: "Whilst there remains some uncertainty about extent of rainfall, most of Northern Ireland will see 10-30 mm.

"However, parts of the east could see 40-50 mm, with as much as 60-80 mm for the east-facing slopes of the Mournes and Antrim Plateau. Blustery easterly winds may be an additional hazard."

There will be some quieter weather this weekend and next week will return to a sunshine and showers pattern.

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