As well as the rain, there will be some unseasonably strong winds with gusts up to 55km/h (35mph)
By Barra Best & Maria McCann
BBC News NI
Storm Antoni is set to bring some unseasonably wet and windy weather to parts of Northern Ireland through the first half of Saturday.
A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued from 00:01 BST on Saturday to 11:00 on Saturday by the Met Office.
Up to 30mm of rain is expecting to fall quite widely but areas to the south and east could get even more.
The organisation said Belfast and parts of County Down could get up to 60mm of rain.
As much as 30mm could fall in just a few hours.
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Meanwhile, up to 70mm of rain could fall over the Mourne Mountains.
As well as the rain there will be some unseasonably strong winds with gusts up to 55km/h (35mph) quite widely.
There is a risk in some areas, especially along the east coast, with gusts of up to 80km/h (50mph) expected.
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The latest warning comes after Northern Ireland had its wettest July on record
The heaviest and most persistent rain is expected through the early hours of Saturday morning before gradually improving later in the morning.
It is expected to stay unsettled through the day with sunny spells and some heavy, and blustery showers.
What should I expect?
The Met Office has issued guidance on what people can expect during Storm Antoni, including:
- Flooding causing damage to homes and businesses
- A possible danger to life due to fast-flowing or deep floodwater
- Delays or cancellation to buses and trains services
- Spray or deep floodwater causing difficult driving conditions
- Roads may be closed as roads may be flooded
Met Éireann has also issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the Republic of Ireland as the Irish bank holiday weekend begins.
Heavy rain is expected in parts of Connacht and counties Tipperary, Clare, Leinster, Monaghan and Cavan overnight.
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Northern Ireland had its wettest July on record, with figures going back to 1836, according to the Met Office.
Provisional figures showed more than double the normal amount of rain fell during the month, with 185.4mm recorded.
The previous record was 185.2mm, set back in July 1936.
The bad weather has already contributed to a drop in footfall according to business owners on the north coast.
Sean McLaughlin said the wet weather and rising cost of living hit trade on the north coast in July
Sean McLaughlin owns a fish and chip restaurant and says the weather has added to a “perfect storm”.
“We’ve just come off the back of a really tough winter with price increases, energy costs, all those things,” he said.
“We were expecting a bumper summer with decent weather and more people coming around, but sadly we’ve hit the wettest July we’ve ever seen.”
Mr McLaughlin said carparks and caravan sites have been relatively empty in the town when they’re normally full.
“It’s this time of year where we should see more tourists coming in and it’s just been the total opposite” he said.
Meanwhile, Tanya Gillen, who owns a café in the seaside hotspot, said she also experienced a particularly poor season.
“Where we’re located, people are not coming off the main drag to the Arcadia if the weather’s not good,” she said.
“Maybe it is a combination of the weather and the cost-of-living crisis everyone is talking about.”
Tanya Gillen said businesses in the north coast normally rely on a busy July
She said seasonable businesses on the north coast normally rely on a busy July but this year has been different.
“July is normally the month we see our tills go up, but our tills are down by 50%,” Ms Gillen continued.
“Our problem is we guarantee our workers so many hours a week so regardless of whether we’re busy or not, we’re still paying for staff.”
