The wintery start to March is showing no sign of slowing down with more ice and rain forecast for Wales. The Met Office has issued weather warnings for ice and rain over the next few days with temperatures once again expected to drop below freezing. A yellow warning for ice came into force at midnight on Wednesday March 15 and runs until 8.30am.
The forecaster has also issued a yellow weather warning for rain for large parts of Wales on Thursday, with up to 100mm expected to fall in some parts. Chief forecaster Dan Suri says that an area of low pressure moving eastward has already brought mild and blustery weather for much of England and Wales at the start of the week, and more wet weather is on the way.
He added: “As we head through the second half of the week conditions turn milder, wetter and windier from the west. This change to milder conditions will be preceded by some snow over parts of northern England and Scotland later on Wednesday, mainly over higher ground.”
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On Tuesday morning the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for rain in 16 counties of Wales that is in place from midnight on Thursday until 5pm. It says: "Rain is expected to set in during Wednesday evening, turning particularly heavy and persistent overnight especially over southwest facing hills. 40-70 mm is likely quite widely, with the wettest spots possibly seeing in excess of 100 mm of rain.
"The rain will be coupled with generally windy conditions which is likely to further reduce visibility from spray. Conditions will slowly improve through Thursday afternoon."
The weather warning in Wales covers the following areas:
- Blaenau Gwent
- Caerphilly
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Gwynedd
- Isle of Anglesey
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Torfaen
- Wrexham.
The Met Office forecast for Wales:
Wednesday:
A cold, icy, but bright start to the day mainly in the east. Cloud thickening from the west during the morning, with rain and some hill snow moving eastwards. Feeling cold with winds strengthening through the day. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Remaining wet and windy with rain continuing to move across the country during the evening. Rain turns patchier for a time overnight and becoming mild. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Thursday:
Cloudy with further rain, persistent and heavy at times, leading to localised flooding. Windy, though easing later and mild. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Remaining unsettled with showers, heavy at times, and longer spells of rain into the weekend. Possibly drier on Sunday with some bright or sunny spells. Often windy though mild.
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