A yellow warning is coming into force this weekend
The Met Office has issued a warning to residents in parts of Northern Ireland to assemble an “emergency” kit which may be necessary for 12 hours on Sunday.
The weather forecast says heavy rain will spread across the whole of country on Saturday night and continue until Sunday morning.
A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued from midnight until midday, as the Met Office warned of the risk of flooding, power cuts and delayed journeys.
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The warning is in force across Antrim, Armagh and Down and the Met Office has said the rain will be heaviest in the southeast, where 20mm to 30mm is likely, reports the Mirror.
Across the Mournes, between 60-100mm may accumulate during the early hours of Sunday morning.
The forecasters have urged locals to assess whether their homes might be vulnerable to flooding and if so, advise people to prepare a flood plan and an emergency flood kit
To prepare for potential powecuts, households are advised to prepare some essential items including torches and batteries and a mobile phone power pack.
At present, no additional weatherwarnings have been issued across the UK.
The extended outlook from Wednesday, October 22 to Friday, October 31 indicates that changeable weather conditions are expected across the UK.
The Met Office said: “Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, and strong winds are expected to spread from the southwest as a deep area of low pressure crosses the UK later next week. This system will likely move away to leave the following weekend showery and cooler.
“Into the following week, conditions are expected to be changeable with showers or longer spells of rain across many parts of the UK. The wettest weather will probably be in parts of the north or northeast, with the southwest driest overall. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly below normal for the time of year.”
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