Expect a wet weekend ahead with the Weather Office warning that there is a possibility of flash flooding in low lying areas around the country.

Nadi Weather Office Director Rajendra Prasad said a trough of low pressure is slowly moving over the Fiji group bringing more rain and flooding in the low lying areas is expected.

He said heavy rain will be experienced all over the Fiji group with thunderstorms too mostly at night time.

He is calling on people to take extra precaution while crossing drains and streams which are expected to swell due to the heavy rain.