The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across much of Wales.<\/p>\n
The warning is in effect from midnight until 1pm tomorrow, June 12.<\/p>\n
Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to move northwards, potentially leading to travel disruptions in some areas.<\/p>\n
The Met Office has warned of possible difficult driving conditions due to spray, standing water, and hail, which could result in longer journey times for motorists and bus users.<\/p>\n
Train services may also experience delays.<\/p>\n
There is a likelihood of short-term power cuts and disruptions to other services.<\/p>\n
The area of rain will make its way across parts of southwest England and Wales during Thursday morning, before clearing later in the day.<\/p>\n
Locally, the rain will be heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms, with some areas potentially receiving 10-20mm of rain in an hour and 30-40mm in three hours or less.<\/p>\n
This could lead to disruptions.<\/p>\n
At times, winds may also be strong, with gusts reaching 40-50mph around hills and coastal areas.<\/p>\n
The Met Office has advised people to avoid travelling by road during these potentially dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n
If travel is necessary, caution should be exercised.<\/p>\n
It is not safe to drive, walk, or swim through floodwater and should be avoided where possible.<\/p>\n
If affected by fast-flowing or deep water, people should call 999 and wait for assistance.<\/p>\n
The Met Office has also warned of the dangers of being outside in high winds and\/or lightning, suggesting people avoid walking or sheltering close to buildings, trees, or other structures that could be struck by lightning.<\/p>\n
They advise that if you hear thunder and cannot reach a safe enclosed shelter, you should crouch down in a ball-like position with your head tucked in and hands over your ears, making minimal contact with the ground and staying away from objects that conduct electricity.<\/p>\n
Before the arrival of gusty winds, people should ensure that movable objects or temporary structures, such as bins, garden furniture, trampolines, tents, gazebos, sheds, and fences, are well secured.<\/p>\n
The yellow warning has a medium likelihood and a low impact.<\/p>\n
The affected areas in Wales include Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Monmouthshire, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Torfaen, and Vale of Glamorgan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across much of Wales. The warning is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175569,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,72594,72593,4884,1142,21836,16,15,1764,2463],"class_list":{"0":"post-175568","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-disruptions","10":"tag-driving-conditions","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-met-office","13":"tag-thunderstorms","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-wales","17":"tag-weather-warning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114664593725157526","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}