The first of December is the start of meteorological winter. It's unusually mild at the moment, but still feeling like we're still in the grip of some autumn storms.
It's been a very wet and windy start to the week, kicking off with Storm Clodagh. We've had some heavy rain and exceptionally strong gusts: 93mph was recorded at Capel Curig, 84mph at Lake Vyrnwy.
Met office warnings for wind and rain have now expired. But there are still flood warnings and alerts in place for the Conwy and Dyfi Valleys, on the Rivers Mawddach, Wye, Severn and Vyrnwy among others. There are full details on Natural Resources Wales website.
High waves at Colwyn Bay by Sandra Roberts
We've seen the worst of the wet and windy weather for the time being. Tuesday will be more overcast with outbreaks of drizzle and staying generally cloudy. Rain will be heaviest on high ground in the west – Snowdonia & the Cambrian mountains – with stronger winds here too, and it will be very gusty along the west coast.
It will generally be turning a bit drier on Tuesday afternoon especially in the south and east. And it's unusually mild for the first of December with temperatures of 12°C in Pembrokeshire and 14°C in Conwy. The seasonal average is nearer 7°C.
Tal y Cafn, North Wales by Christian Roberts
Tuesday night will be cloudy with patchy drizzle, still some very gusty winds – particularly on high ground and exposed coasts – and very mild overnight at 10-11°C. Wednesday starts dry but there's further rain on the way with a front arriving from the north-west later. We will have a respite on Wednesday morning, as it will be drier in the south and east - if rather cloudy - but it will turn increasingly wet and windy from the north-west later on Wednesday.
The rain continues overnight into Thursday as a waving weather front moves back and forth bringing further rain early on Thursday, but it will improve from the north-west through the day with winds easing and the rain clearing south-eastwards.
So a very unsettled few days but much better on Friday as it will be drier, clearer and colder. However, it's not necessarily staying that way as it’s looking changeable into the weekend.
