The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning this weekend as torrential rain is forecast to cause flooding in parts of Britain.
Two days of downpours are likely to cause transport disruption in Wales, with roads and homes at risk of flooding, the agency warned.
It will be a wet weekend across much of western Britain.
The Met Office said: “Heavy rain is expected across Wales on Sunday. This follows a wet Saturday for many with 40-60mm of rain during the weekend and some spots perhaps seeing 100 mm or more.”
Heavy rain is expected in western England and Wales from midnight on Sunday 13 February until 6pm.
Met Office chief meteorologist Steve Ramsdale said: “A new area of low pressure, this time moving across England and Wales, arrives on Saturday night then slowly clears to the east on Sunday. This brings wet and windy weather to the country, particularly Wales, and we have issued a Yellow National Severe Weather Warning for rain for this.
“As the system pulls away from the UK there will be another short-lived, colder and more settled spell Monday night with one or two wintry showers possible over high ground in Scotland and perhaps a frost elsewhere.”
Meanwhile, Met Office meteorologist Clare Nasir added: “Into the weekend, things look decidedly unsettled. Rain arrives from the west, the winds will pick up, so expect gales across the north and the west, particularly through Saturday, then some heavier bursts of rain will arrive across England and Wales as we head into Sunday with showers across the far north as well as the west.”
The weather forecast for this weekend states:
Tonight
Southeastern areas mainly dry; a few clear spells, perhaps a touch of frost. Rain and gales in northwest UK giving way to showers, as the rain sinks into central areas.
Saturday
Rain turning heavier for a time across parts of southern Scotland, northwest England and Wales. Bright intervals and blustery showers further north. South and southeast England mainly dry until evening.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday
Unsettled; mild with wind and rain on Sunday, although probably more showery for northern Scotland. Colder with sunny spells and showers on Monday, further rain arriving Tuesday after a frost.
