A Yellow Weather Warning has been issued by the Met Office for a band of heavy rain moving across Northern Ireland which could bring some localised flooding and travel disruption in places.
The warning comes into place from 00:00 to 10:00 on Friday morning, December 30th.
A Met Office spokesperson commented:
"Outbreaks of rain arriving later Thursday evening will become heavy at times overnight and into Friday morning, before clearing to the east. 15-25mm will fall quite widely with 30-40mm over some higher ground.
"Strong southerly winds will accompany the rain, especially around Irish Sea and North Channel coasts where gusts of 50-60mph are likely."