Storm Christoph is NI bound as Met Office issues yellow status weather warning

The weather system is moving in from the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to affect Northern Ireland on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The warning, which applies to everywhere in Northern Ireland, was issued on Monday morning and is valid between 12:00am on Tuesday and 12:00pm on Wednesday.

“Persistent, and at times heavy rain, will develop across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and the far north of England during Monday night,” reads the warning on the Met Office website.

“Rainfall accumulations of 20-30 mm are expected quite widely and some places, mostly over higher ground, could see 30-50 mm rain.

“This wet weather will clear eastwards early on Wednesday.

“Later on Tuesday rain will also turn to snow over hills, initially down to 300-400 m and then down to 100-200 m Tuesday evening and night.

“The most widespread snow will be over southern Scotland where accumulations of 2-5 cm are possible above 200-300 m and 5-10 cm may fall above 300-400 m.”