Met Office forecasting dire weather for North Wales as Yellow warning issued

David Powell

29 September 2024 at 0:29 pm·2-min read

Heavy rain could disrupt drivers' journeys on Monday, September 30 — -Credit: (Image: Hadyn Iball)

A weather warning for rain across North Wales has been issued by the Met Office. The yellow alert covers North Wales and north-west England between 00.30am on Monday and 8pm the same day.

The Met Office is forecasting up to 60mm of rainfall in a few places in our region and north-west England and between 60-80mm in some areas in eastern England. A yellow warning means there could be some travel delays and flooding.

Met Office meteorologist Liam Eslick said they are expecting some “pretty heavy persistent rain” across North Wales and north-west England, with North Wales bearing the brunt of the downpours.

The higher grounds in eastern England will see the most rainfall, with areas including Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire seeing less but already being saturated by recent heavy rain, he added. The North Wales Live Whatsapp community for top stories and breaking news is live now - here’s how to sign up

A separate, yellow warning for heavy rain on Sunday covers much of southern England and South Wales until 9am on Monday.

A weather warning for rain covers parts of North Wales until 8pm on Monday, September 30 -Credit:PA Wire

It's far worse further south. According to the Met Office, some counties in southern and central England have already had more than 250% of their average September rainfall.

However, the picture in North Wales will soon improve. In Llandudno, for example, the sun will come out on Tuesday. Temperatures will hover around 15C (59F) and 16C (61F) with sunny intervals and a fresh or gentle breeze for the rest of the week.

By Tuesday night higher pressure will move in, meaning a drier, sunnier spell, the forecaster said.

Mr Eslick added: “Come Tuesday night into Wednesday we’re starting to see higher pressure, so turning a lot drier and plenty of sunny spells.

“But the following weekend, it does look like there’s a further low pressure coming in, but we’re still keeping an eye on that.”

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