Overview

• Yellow rain alerts run 7am–7pm in parts of Northern Ireland and 8am–11:59pm in western Scotland, with travel disruption and power interruptions possible.
• Forecasters expect 30–50 mm of rain quite widely and up to 70 mm in western areas, prompting advice to prepare flood plans and emergency power kits.
• Met Office meteorologists say the weekend rain is not a direct result of Hurricane Gabrielle, though the system’s evolution may influence timing.
• Model visualisations point to contrasting early‑October possibilities, including a brief warmer pulse around October 3 and a potential windstorm signal near October 4, both uncertain.
• WXCharts and GFS outputs also depict possible Scottish snow around October 10, but the Met Office long‑range outlook stresses slow‑moving patterns and high uncertainty.