Yellow warning for heavy rain and thunder on island

A yellow weather warning has been issued for heavy rain and thunder

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunder storms on the Isle of Man has been issued by Ronaldsway Met Office.

In place from 03:00 until 16:00 BST on Saturday, forecasters said rain overnight would turn heavy at dawn, with up to 25mm of rainfall expected in some places.

The Met Office said this would bring "significant" areas of standing water and a small risk of flooding in some areas.

There was also a "small risk" of thunderstorms, which was most likely overnight into the late morning.

If the risk of thunderstorms increased or became more significant a further warning would be issued, Ronaldsway Met Office said.