Weather warning for rain issued across North Wales

The Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning spanning the whole of Wales - which is in place 8am until midnight.

Forecasters have warned people to expect potential flooding, power uts and travel disruption.

The area covered by the weather warning. (Image: The Met Office)

A Met Office forecast said: "Outbreaks of rain, some heavy and thundery, will spread steadily north across the area during Monday. Some torrential downpours are likely in places with 15 to 20 mm falling in less than an hour and as much as 30 to 40 mm in 3 hours.

"This is likely to lead to localised flooding, slower travel times and a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded. Some of the heavy rain may be accompanied by lightning bringing a further hazard. The heavy rain will slowly ease after dark."

The Met Office is, thankfully, forecasting much improved weather from Tuesday onwards.