Met Office weather maps show where will be worst hit by downpours in Wales this week

Showers have been forecast for every day this week

Met Office weather maps show the places in Wales set to experience the worst of heavy rainfall forecast to sweep across country this week. The forecaster expects the start of September to be unsettled for Wales and downpours are predicted for every day this week.

On Tuesday, the Met Office’s forecast says it will start largely dry and bright, with a few showers expected by the afternoon. As for the outlook from Wednesday to Friday, it is expected to be changeable through midweek, with rain crossing Wales on Wednesday and further rain likely later on Thursday.

Friday should turn drier and brighter, with temperatures near average, it adds. For the biggest stories in Wales first sign up to our daily newsletter here.

Here’s a closer look at what we can expect this week.

Tuesday

9am

Pockets of rainfall will be seen in Swansea and Aberystwyth, with isolated areas of Aberystwyth set to experience extreme downpours of 16 to 32 mm/hour.

12pm

Parts of Carmarthenshire will be worst hit at 12pm.

3pm

At 3pm, pockets of rain will be seen around Wales.

6pm

The outskirts of Newtown will experience the most rain at 6pm.

9pm

Parts of Carmarthen and Aberystwyth will experience rain at 9pm.

Wednesday

9am

Large swathes of the country will experience downpours of rain to start the day on Wednesday.

1pm

In the afternoon, at 1pm, Merthyr Tydfil will experience the heaviest rain, measuring 4-8 mm/hour.

4pm

Lighter rain will be experienced in the afternoon, with 0.5-1 mm/hour.

7pm

Rainfall will be widespread across Swansea and Merthyr at 7pm on Wednesday.

10pm

Merthyr Tydfil and Llandovery will be worst hit on Wednesday night.

Thursday

10am

It will be a dry start to the day on Thursday.

1pm

No rain is forecast at 1pm either.

4pm

At 4pm, rain will start to drift into parts of Aberystwyth.

7pm

Large parts of Caernarfon will experience rain at 7pm.

10pm

At 10pm, the rain will get heavier, with 2-4mm/ hour expected.

Friday

10am

It will be a wet start to the day on Friday for many parts of Wales.

1pm

At 1pm, the rain will mainly be felt around the Llandovery and Builth Wells areas.

4pm

At 4pm, there will be pockets of the country experiencing rain.

7pm

Downpours will be back with a vengeance by 7pm for Carmarthen, Cardigan, St David’s, Aberystwyth, Swansea, Builth Wells and Llandovery.

10pm

It will intensify at 10pm on Friday for parts of St David’s and Carmarthenshire, with 8-16 mm/hour forecast for parts.