Warning: Yellow

To expect: Rain

Affected area: Wales

Start time estimate: Thursday 8am

End time estimate: Thursday 5pm

The Met Office has announced a Yellow rain alert for Wales until early Thursday evening.

Persistent rain is set to impact Wales. The area should prepare for prolonged rainfall persisting until approximately 5pm on Thursday.

The Yellow warning for rain was issued at 8:56am on Thursday, August 28.

A Met Office forecast said: “Persistent heavy showers are likely to continue to feed in across the region, from the Bristol Channel, for the next several hours. They will tend to become less frequent later this afternoon as the wind direction changes from southwesterly to westerly.”

What to expect

Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer; Some interruption to power supplies and other services possible; Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible.

What should you do during heavy downpours?

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It’s easy to do: consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

For further details see Met Office Warnings & Advice.

What is a yellow weather warning?

The Met Office has three categories of weather warning, depending on the likely impact of severe weather and also how likely it is to strike in a particular area.

A yellow warning is issued when weather conditions are expected to disrupt travel and traffic and may impact on daily routines but are not likely to pose a risk to life or property.

An amber warning is more severe and advises people to think about changing their plans to minimise the risk.

A red warning means weather conditions are expected to be dangerous with widespread damage to property and a risk to life, with the public usually advised to avoid travelling.

The Yellow weather alert for rain will remain in effect until 5pm on Thursday.