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Katie-Ann Gupwell

Met Office issues extended weather warnings for heavy rain in Wales expected to last four whole days

Wales is preparing for possible flash flooding after the Met Office extended weather warnings for rain set to cause disruption from Thursday until Monday.

A yellow weather warning issued earlier this week was already set to come into force from midday on Thursday.

Now that has been extended with heavy rain set to hit from 9am on Thursday lasting across the entire weekend.

The Met Office warns some homes and businesses could be flooded while cancellations and delays to public transport will be possible.

Heavy showers and even some hail will constinue on Wednesday before the weather warnings even come into place until Monday.

A yellow weather warning is in place from 9am on Thursday until the end of Friday (Met Office)

Met Office Chief Meteorologist Andy Page said: “Until the end of October we are looking at an unsettled spell of typical autumnal weather which will dominate the forecast.

"Every year we expect the remnants of decaying tropical hurricanes to disrupt conditions when they enter the North Atlantic.

“The remnants of former Hurricane Epsilon have been subsumed into another deep area of low pressure to the south-west of Iceland, and although the low centre is a long way from our shores and won’t cause disruption, the trailing weather fronts associated with this system will bring wind and rain to the UK, along with a potentially heavy swell.

“However, it is rain rather than wind that will dominate our attention later in the week with a so-called ‘warm conveyor’ set up to bring a flow of very moist and warm air to the UK from further south in the Atlantic, triggering heavy rainfall for high ground in the west of the UK.

"We have issued a Yellow warning for rain covering parts of Wales, South West Scotland and North-west England as additional rainfall in these areas may lead to impacts, including flooding.

A weather warning is in place for Thursday and Friday in Wales (WALES NEWS SERVICE)

The yellow weather warning has been issued for areas including:

Blaenau Gwent
Bridgend
Caerphilly
Cardiff
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy
Denbighshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire
Neath Port Talbot
Newport
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Swansea
Torfaen
Vale of Glamorgan

Advice from the Met Office reads: "Periods of heavy rain are expected to develop across Wales and northwest England during Thursday and Friday.

"Accumulations of 30-40 mm can be expected widely, whilst areas of higher ground exposed to the strong to gale force southwesterly winds are likely to see 50-80 mm.

"The heaviest rainfall is expected to be across the hills and mountains of northwest Wales and Cumbria where 100-150 mm of rainfall is possible by the end of Friday.

"Given the time of year the strong winds and rainfall are likely to lead to enhanced leaf fall which may result in additional surface water flooding due to the blocking of drainage channels."

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