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Met Office Issues Warning for Festivalgoers as Forecast for Bank Holiday Revealed
The yellow warning covers Antrim, Armagh and Down, with up to 30mm of rain possible in 3 to 6 hours, the Met Office said.
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland counties Antrim, Armagh, and Down, cautioning that heavy rain and thunderstorms will disrupt the region overnight.
Meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth warned UK travelers of widespread wet and windy conditions throughout the bank holiday weekend, with heavy downpours and continued risk of thunderstorms forecast.
Up to 30mm of rain could fall within 6 hours, potentially causing flooding for homes and businesses. The Met Office said "short-term loss of power and other services is possible."
Festivalgoers attending Reading, Leeds, or Creamfields face unseasonably strong winds, with gusts of up to 35mph possible along the south coast on Saturday.
Wet conditions will persist through Sunday, with the North West and Scotland seeing the heaviest rain. Shuttleworth warned of "quite windy weather" through bank holiday Monday, predominantly for northern areas.