Even though parts of Wales have seen fairly heavy rain over the past few days, the whole of Wales is still in a drought. Natural Resources Wales has confirmed that the drought status first declared in early September is still in place for the whole nation.
Additionally, the hosepipe ban - or rather, a 'temporary use ban' - imposed on parts of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, introduced due to the drought, is still in place. Dwr Cymru Welsh Water confirmed that there hasn't been enough rain to lift the ban.
The drought status and the hosepipe ban, to be clear, are two separate things. The drought is set by NRW, who said that although there has been heavy rainfall over recent weeks, this hasn't been consistent across all of Wales.
