As expected it has turned milder today but will become wetter and windier again. There will be some heavy rain, especially in the south and west with strong to gale force southerly winds; gusts between 50 and 70mph in places.
This evening a short spell of heavy rain will move east and clear, followed by showers. Overnight, some dry, clear weather is likely. The wind will ease but remain blustery on the coast. It will turn colder with temperatures inland dropping as low as 2°C by the end of the night.
Thursday will be a brighter, colder day with a little sunshine and showers. A trough will pass through Wales in the afternoon and this will pep-up the showers. Some of these showers will be heavy with hail, and some sleet and snow is also likely.
Most of the snow will fall on higher ground, especially upland areas above 250 metres or 800 feet. There is uncertainty in the detail, but 2-4 inches is possible on some of the hills and mountains, for example in Powys and on the Cambrian Mountains.
At lower levels, slushy snow may stick in places for a time and, even in Cardiff a few flakes of snow are possible in the heavier showers, although it won’t settle at sea level.
Top temperatures on Thursday will rise to between 4 and 7°C with a west to south-westerly breeze.
Thursday night will bring a few more scattered showers, wintry in places. Otherwise, we’ll see a lot of dry weather with broken cloud. Remaining breezy on the coast and feeling cold.
Friday will start dry and bright, just a few showers here and there. More rain will arrive later in the afternoon with a wet end to the day and wind will increase. There is a warning of heavy rain for parts of north, west and south Wales from Friday afternoon until 3pm on Saturday.
Sunday will be brighter with showers.
Next week, the unsettled spell of weather will continue with more rain and gales on the way. It will possibly be stormy at times over the Christmas holiday.
