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Rhodri Harrison

Storm Eunice: Full list of schools in Wales shutting on Friday following red weather warning for 100mph winds

A large number of schools in Wales will close and move to remote learning on Friday, February 18, due to Storm Eunice.

It follows a rare red weather warning being issued for large parts of south Wales with 100mph winds expected to hit.

There is already extensive disruption in the wake of Storm Dudley while other services, such as transport, are expected to be affected tomorrow. You can read more about that and all the latest developments in our live coverage here.

Schools in Cardiff, Swansea, most of the south Wales valleys and parts of west Wales will be closed on Friday.

Read more: Storm Eunice: Met Office forecast for how windy it will be where you live

Swansea Council was the first to announce all its schools will close for the day on Friday. A council spokesman said on Thursday: "Due to the red weather warning in place for Swansea between 7am and 12 noon on Friday all schools will move to home learning for tomorrow."

Schools affected will move to remote learning unless an inset day had already been planned.

A spokesman for Cardiff Council said: All schools in Cardiff will be closed on Friday, 18th February, due to the predicted disruption to transport and the warning of potential damage to buildings. "

Latest information on school closures will appear here:

Anglesey: All schools to close

Blaenau Gwent: All schools to close

Bridgend: All schools to close

Caerphilly: All schools to close

Cardiff: All schools to close

Carmarthenshire: All schools advised to close

Ceredigion: All schools to close

Conwy: All schools to close

Denbighshire: All schools to close

Flintshire: All schools to close

Gwynedd: All schools to close

Merthyr Tydfil: All schools to close

Monmouthshire: All schools to close

Neath Port Talbot: All schools to close

Newport: All schools to close

Pembrokeshire: All schools to close

Powys: All schools to close

Rhondda Cynon Taf: All schools to close

Swansea: All schools to close

Torfaen: All schools to close

Vale of Glamorgan: All schools advised to close

Wrexham: All schools to close

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