The Met Office has extended its weather warning for Wales on Wednesday. A yellow wind warning has been issued for areas of the UK on Wednesday, November 2, including several parts of Wales with winds of up to 65mph expected on the day.
Spells of very strong winds will affect coastal areas early on Wednesday before spreading inland during the afternoon. Gusts of between 55 and 65 mph are expected, especially in exposed coastal locations, with some sudden strong gusts of wind possible at times. Some further heavy rain is also likely during Wednesday, especially across parts of south-west Scotland, Cumbria and west Wales.
The warning, which was initially issued on Monday, was due to last from 7am until 6pm on Wednesday but has now been extended until 8pm tomorrow night. It already covered parts of England and Scotland but has been extended further northeast to allow for strong gusts to the lee of high ground and end time extended.
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The weather is likely to cause some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport as well as disruption to bus and train services and power supplies. Some coastal areas like sea fronts and coastal communities will be affected by spray or large waves.
The areas in Wales covered by the warning are:
- Anglesey
- Gwynedd
- Conwy
- Ceredigion
- Pembrokeshire
- Carmarthenshire
- Swansea
The Met Office forecast for Wales on November 2 reads: "Dry with sunny spells, at first, but turning cloudier from the west with afternoon showers. Heavy rain then follows through the latter part of the afternoon. Windy with coastal gales. Maximum temperature 15 °C."
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