Met Office wind and rain weather warning issued for Powys

A yellow weather warning has been issued for heavy wind and rain for the whole of the county this weekend with flooding and 40-50mph winds expected in the county.

The Met Office have warned that from Friday afternoon until Sunday there will likely be "strong winds and heavy rain potentially leading to some disruption".

In their latest forecast the Met Office said: "A deep low may cross England and Wales from Friday afternoon, clearing to the east Saturday night.

"The low may bring a period of strong winds to much of the warning area, with some heavy rain likely to the north and west of the low centre, and some hill snow in the north (above about 200 metres).

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"Around 15-25 mm of rain may fall quite widely, more particularly across central, northern and western parts of England and Wales, with exposed higher ground in the north and west (particularly parts of Wales, which are at greatest risk of seeing flooding impacts) perhaps locally seeing closer to 50-70 mm.

"Winds may quite widely gust to around 40-50 mph inland but locally could gust in excess of 60 mph, whilst around coasts, winds may gust to 60-70 mph, perhaps locally nearer 80 mph. The wind and rain may cause disruption to travel, with difficult driving conditions likely."

As a result of the conditions, they have warned there could be “a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs" and that there is "a small chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris".

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For those driving they have warned there will also be “delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges.”

There have also been warnings that there will be “some short term loss of power and other services is possible”.

Travel is expected to be delayed with "longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected" and  "spray and flooding" leading to "difficult driving conditions and some road closures".

The rain is could lead to a chance there could be "fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life", "that some communities will become cut off by flooded roads" and "homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings".