Storm Jorge is set to batter Northern Ireland this weekend with the Met Office issuing two severe weather warnings.
Rain on Friday morning will dry up in the afternoon and it will be milder with a maximum temperature of 11 °C. Heavy rain will move in this evening.
On Saturday showers will spread in from the west with gale to severe gale force west to southwest winds, the showers wintry on hills. The strongest winds will be seen in the Republic of Ireland.
Storm Jorge was named by the Spanish meteorological service Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) on Thursday.
Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Paul Gundersen, said this weekend will see another named storm bring strong winds to parts of the UK with several wind and rain warnings in place.
“On Friday a band of rain associated with Storm Jorge will move across the UK – we have issued rain warnings for parts of Wales and northern England, where rain will be heaviest and we could see 60-80mm possible over the highest ground.
“South-westerly winds will strengthen through Saturday morning and it’ll turn widely windy except for northern Scotland, with wind warnings in place for Northern Ireland, Wales, southern Scotland and much of England. Where warnings are in place gusts of 50-60mph are likely quite widely with 65-70mph possible in coastal areas, however the strongest and most damaging winds are expected across the Republic of Ireland,” he said.
With rain falling on already saturated ground, further flooding is possible places.