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Branwen Jones

Met Office issues weather warning as parts of Wales set to see heavy rain and 65mph winds

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of Wales. On Wednesday (November 2), a spell of very windy weather is expected to affect Irish Sea coastal areas in Wales.

Gusts of 55-65 mph are expected, especially in exposed coastal locations, with some sudden strong gusts of wind possible at times. Some further heavy rain is also likely during Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "A spell of very strong southerly or southwesterly winds will affect some western coastal areas during Wednesday. Gusts of 55-65 mph are expected, especially in exposed coastal locations, with some sudden strong gusts of wind possible at times. Some further heavy rain is also likely during Wednesday, especially across parts of SW Scotland, Cumbria and W Wales."

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The warning is in place from 7am until 6pm on Wednesday. It is likely there will be some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport. Some bus and train services will be affected, with some journeys taking longer, and likely delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges.

Some short term loss of power and other services is possible, according to the Met Office. And it’s likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray and /or large waves

The areas in Wales covered by the warning are:

  • Anglesey
  • Gwynedd
  • Conwy
  • Ceredigion
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Swansea

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