Storm Babet will bring impactful rain across parts of the UK as Met Office issues warnings
The Met Office has announced the name of a new storm - Storm Babet with the Met Office issuing a two-day weather warning for NI.
Northern Ireland will be subject to unfavourable weather conditions this week, as a yellow warning has been issued ahead of Storm Babet's arrival. The yellow alert for rain, is in place from 6am on Wednesday, October 18, thought to midday on Thursday. A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Storm Babet will bring a prolonged period of heavy rain to parts of Northern Ireland from early Wednesday into Thursday."It continued: "While there is still some uncertainty, there is the potential for a prolonged spell of at times very heavy and disruptive rainfall to develop on Wednesday morning, possibly continuing into Thursday.
"Widely 30-50 mm of rain is likely to fall, but over the higher ground of Antrim and Down, locally in excess of 100 mm of rain is possible. The rain will be accompanied some very strong and gusty southeasterly winds at times, which could exacerbate impacts.For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here and sign up to our daily newsletter here.
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