After a blistery, and in some places snowy, weekend of weather, Monday morning continues the cold and wet burst as a number of Met Office weather warnings remain in place. Over the weekend much of Wales was covered by a yellow weather warning for snow, with some areas even being issued an amber warning.
However a yellow weather warning for rain was issued for the hours following this, meaning that anyone who was hoping to wake up to a blanket of the white stuff on Sunday morning were mostly left disappointed. Some areas like Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly as well as higher areas like the Brecon Beacons were more affected than others.
Looking ahead this week, so far the Met Office has issued a number of warnings across the UK for Monday, with two affecting Wales. One warning is for snow and ice, and the other is for rain. Join our WhatsApp news community here for the latest breaking news. You will receive updates from us daily.
Snow and ice yellow weather warning
A snow and ice yellow weather warning is currently in place for parts of Wales and much of northern England. The warning came into place at midnight and is due to remain until midday.
The forecast says: "Further snow over the hills of northern England and North Wales giving 5-10 cm in places at first this morning. Rain also turning increasingly to snow at lower levels, particularly over northeast Wales and the northern parts of the Midlands, where 2-5 cm could accumulate. Snow will ease again later in the morning. Icy stretches are likely to develop quite widely, making for some difficult travelling conditions.
Areas in Wales affected:
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Gwynedd
- Powys
- Wrexham
Rain weather warning
A weather warning for rain is currently in place in Wales until 8am this morning (Monday, January 6), and has been since 6am on Sunday. The warning covers most of mid Wales as well as some parts of south Wales, stretching over to the midlands in England.
The forecast says: "Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, overnight and at first on Monday morning. A further 15-25 mm rain in places, combined with some thaw of lying snow, may lead to some flooding and travel disruption in places."
Areas in Wales affected:
- Blaenau Gwent
- Bridgend
- Caerphilly
- Cardiff
- Carmarthenshire
- Ceredigion
- Denbighshire
- Gwynedd
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport
- Pembrokeshire
- Powys
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Swansea
- Torfaen
- Wrexham
The rest of the week
The forecast, from the Met Office, for Monday night says to expect clear spells developing but further wintry showers expected across the north and west with a few moving across central areas. There will be widespread frost with a risk of ice.
Into Tuesday, there will likely be more sunny spells with wintry showers in the north while southern areas become fine and dry but winds staying strong along the coasts.
Into Wednesday to Friday, the outlook says: "Cold with a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers, these most frequent in the north and northwest. A more prolonged period of snow in the south possible on Wednesday."
