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Ffion Lewis

Met Office forecast for half term as Wales recovers from Storm Eunice and Storm Franklin

While Wales is still recovering from the aftermath of Storms Eunice, Dudley and Franklin, there is little good news on the horizon with rain expected across the country over half term.

Though the weather warnings are set to come to an end by Monday lunch time, The Met Office has forecast a wet week ahead.

After a brief respite on Saturday following the havoc of storm Eugine, Storm Franklin brought more wet and windy weather from Sunday into the start of the week and it doesn't look to get much better.

Read More: Storm Franklin, 75 flood warnings and alerts issued for Wales

The Met Office has confirmed that while there have been stormy spells in the past - most recently in 2020 - the forecaster has never named three storms in one week before.

The Met Office forecast for Monday reads: "Monday's starting on a cloudy, showery and very windy note, thanks to storm Franklin. However, the strong wind and showers will slowly ease this morning, to leave a mainly dry, bright and less blustery afternoon. Still feeling rather chilly. Maximum temperature 11°C.

"It will be a dry evening with clear spells at first. However, cloud will thicken from the west with some light rain or drizzle developing overnight. Turning fairly windy again. Minimum temperature 4°C."

The yellow weather warning for wind brought by Storm Franklin is set to come to an end at 1pm on Monday, however gales - albeit not as strong as we have seen over the last week - are set to continue.

The Met office forecast for Tuesday said: "After a breezy, showery start on Tuesday a band of wet and windy weather will sweep through during the morning, giving way to sunshine and scattered showers during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11°C."

The Met Office outlook for Wednesday to Friday said: "Fine at first on Wednesday, but cloud thickening to bring some patchy light rain. Wet and windy overnight, then sunshine and showers, some wintry on Thursday. Mostly fine on Friday."

And if the uncertainty brought by recent storms wasn't enough, there is also the possibility Wales will see some snow this half term.

Speaking to WalesOnline a Met Office meteorologist said: "It still looks unsettled at this stage, but there's so much going on in the short term as another deep low pressure system comes in potentially Thursday which we need to keep an eye on as well. It will be a bit colder at the end of the week as well. Could be a bit of snow of snow around, especially on the hills in Wales."

Wales is already seeing snow in higher areas but this could be more widespread on Thursday.

"At present we're seeing now above 300-400 meters. However it could potentially be seen at a lower level later in the week," said the Met Office expert.

"On Thursday there is a greater potential for wintry showers which could give some snow falling to lower levels. It will probably settle on the mountains but also be falling to lower levels. There could be hail, sleet, snow with thunder mixed in with them as well. This could be across all of Wales as the cold air pushes right across the country into Thursday."

What about St David's day?

Regarding St David's day, which has been severely disrupted by both Covid and storms in the last two years, another Met Office spokesman said: "There is some uncertainty but there is potential that the further south and east you are will see some higher pressure trying to build in which would bring calmer weather. Some models say wet and windy weather but there is a chance of a settling down in some models. But others say it is changeable."

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