A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued across Northern Ireland for this weekend.
The Met Office has issued the weather warning for Saturday, as areas of heavy rain, potentially accompanied by thunderstorms, are expected to pulse northwards across much of Northern Ireland.
The weather forecaster added that total rainfalls of 30 to 40 mm could fall in two to three hours in some places, with a low risk of 80 to 100 mm in 24 hours, bringing localised flooding.
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It can be expected that occasional periods of heavy rain through Saturday may lead to travel disruption.
There is a small chance homes and businesses could be flooded and there is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life, they added.
Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services and spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures. There is a small chance that some communities will become cut off by flooded roads.
The warning is in place from the early hours of Saturday morning until midnight. All of Northern Ireland is to be affected by the weather warning.
To report flooding problems on roads or burst water mains and blocked drains, you can call the Northern Ireland flooding incident line on 0300 2000 100. This is a non-emergency number, if you are in danger, call 999.
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