The Met Office has issued a warning for heavy rain in parts of south Wales while other areas are forecasted to see up to 25cm of snow. The yellow weather warning for rain was issued on Wednesday morning and covers a large part of south Wales including Cardiff, Newport and the valleys.
The rain warning will be in place from 2am on Thursday morning to 6am on Friday. At the same time, an amber weather warning for snow will cover parts of north wales, with up to 25cm of snow, freezing rain and snow drifts predicted to cause travel disruption - read more on that here. You can see exactly where and when snow is set to fall in Wales this week here.
The Met Office rain warning covers Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan. This yellow warning reads: "A couple of bands of rain, heavy in places, will push northwards across southern England and south Wales during Thursday and early on Friday. Whilst a drier interlude is likely for a time during the middle part of Thursday, many places in the warning area will see 15-25 mm of rain accumulate during this period. However, some higher ground areas of southern England and south Wales could see as much as 35-45 mm of rain." For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter
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The amber snow warning for north Wales covers Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Powys and Wrexham and will run from 8am until 3pm on Thursday. The Met Office has warned as milder air begins to arrive from the south, there is a chance that snow could turn to freezing rain across some higher routes above 200 metres.
The warning reads: "Snow is expected to develop during Thursday morning and become persistent and at times heavy before slowly easing later in the day. As milder air begins to arrive from the south, there is a chance that snow could turn to freezing rain across some higher routes above 200 metres.
"Across the warning area, 10-15 cm of snow is expected quite widely but some places, particularly those above 200 metres, may see 20-25 cm of snow. Strong and gusty easterly winds may lead to some drifting in places."
People have been warned that due to the amber snow weather warning travel delays on roads will be likely on Thursday, which will strand some vehicles and passengers. There will likely be some delays and cancellations to rail travel and there is also a good chance that some rural communities could be temporarily cut off. For the latest Welsh news delivered to your inbox sign up to our newsletter.
Untreated pavements and cycle paths will likely be impassable with injuries from slips and falls likely on icy surfaces, and power cuts are possible. Other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected, according to the Met Office.
