Strong winds and some local flooding could hit Wales on Thursday, with a Met Office yellow weather warning in place for wind and rain. Welsh forecaster Derek Brockway said an active front moving eastwards today would bring a short spell of heavy/torrential rain lasting around two hours.
The worst of the weather for Wales seems to be between noon and 2pm as the weather front moves from west to east. He said hail and thunder were possible with strong and squally winds, and then behind the rain it will brighten up with sunshine and scattered blustery showers. You can follow live updates throughout the day here.
The Met Office weather warning for wind and rain covers the whole of Wales and is in place from 10am until 7pm. You can get more weather news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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Forecasters have warned there may be impacts to road, rail, air and ferry transport, with flooding possible in homes and businesses. Gusts of up to 70mph along parts of the coast are forecast, while exposed areas and higher ground are also set to be affected, particularly in Anglesey and Gwynedd.
Met Office meteorologist Ellie Wilson said: "The strongest winds will be on the western coasts, with some pretty strong gusts of 40 to 50mph inland, with the possibility of 60 to 70mph gusts at the coasts."
The Met Office Wales forecast for Thursday said: "A fairly dry start with a few isolated showers. A squally band of rain will arrive from the west, reaching west Wales by late morning and pushing quickly eastward as scattered showers follow. Strong winds throughout, particularly on the coasts. Maximum temperature 12 °C..
"Frequent blustery showers through the evening, but these becoming more isolated and restricted to the west by dawn. Strong winds easing overnight. Minimum temperature 3°C." It comes after thunderstorms hit parts of the country on Wednesday night, shaking houses, causing power cuts and leaving roads flooded.
A tornado brought down a row of trees on the A470 near Builth Wells. The main road between Builth Wells and Erwood remained closed on Thursday morning as the clear-up operation continues.
Here is how it will look in different areas:
Cardiff
The worst of the weather is forecast to be between noon and 2pm with gusts of 33mph and heavy rain. Looking sunnier from 4pm.
Swansea
Heavy rain and gusts of up to 42pm forecast between noon and 2pm. Looking drier from 6pm, but more rain forecast for 9pm.
Tenby
Heavy rain and high winds between 11am and 1pm. Could be gusts of 50mph around 10am.
Newport
Heavy rain and gusts of up to 39mph between noon and 2pm. Sunshine and heavy showers throughout the rest of the afternoon.
Brecon
Worst of the weather here between noon and 2pm. Gusts of 37mph with rain forecast to fall throughout the rest of the day.
Aberystwyth
Heavy rain and high winds between 11am and 1pm as the weather front moves from west to east. There could be gusts of 42mph at 11am.
Anglesey
Thursday will see the odd shower initially. Into the afternoon, a band of heavy rain will sweep in from the west, clearing later to leave sunny spells and further blustery showers. Gusts of up to 54mph will hit Holyhead with the strongest at 9am.
Gwynedd
A similar outlook to Anglesey, with varying levels of rain and some sunny spells. Wind speeds in Caernarfon will reach 47mph around 8am.
Conwy
Strong winds of up to 40mph are forecast in the Conwy town area from 8am until 10am, with light rain and showers later.
Denbighshire
Light rain showers and a fresh breeze, with 18mph winds in Prestatyn.
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