Met Office issues thunderstorm warning for most of Wales

Heavy rain is expected to cause issues for those travelling and using public transport and could lead to some flooding, the weather experts have said.

The weather alert is in place until 8am Thursday morning (May 2) and covers large parts of Wales, including Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. The warning area also stretches across the South West to London, the South East and Herefordshire.

Heavy rain is set to batter Wales from 5pm this evening until midday tomorrow.

A Met Office spokesman said: "Spells of heavy rain are expected this evening and overnight. In some places, most likely over northern and eastern parts of the warning area, there is a chance that rain will be accompanied by thunderstorms and frequent lightning.

"20 to 40mm of rain is expected to fall quite widely with 50mm possible in a few places. In some places much of this rain may fall over a two or three hour period."

In tonight's weather outlook for Newport, the forecaster is warning that heavy rain will turn "heavy and thundery moving north and west across Wales overnight." The minimum temperature will be eight degrees.

There will be further outbreaks of rain tomorrow which will be "thundery at first across South Wales, this easing during the day." The maximum temperature is set to be 15 degrees.