“Heavy and persistent” rain forecast for North Wales as weather warning issued

A yellow weather warning has been issued with “heavy and persistent” rain expected across North Wales tomorrow.

The Met Office warning, which covers from Wrexham to Gwynedd, is in place from 9am on Thursday morning through until midnight.

A statement by the Met Office, says: “Rain is expected to become heavy and persistent across parts of north Wales on Thursday, with many places seeing 20-30 mm of rain.

“Strong northeasterly winds are expected to bring large amounts of rain to north facing hills with the potential for 50-70mm of rain which may lead to some flooding.”