A fiery forecast
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| 15:48 UK time, Thursday, 4 November 2010
The weather's been very up and down this week. Sometimes dry and sometimes wet and windy.
But if you're fed up with the wind and rain, I've got good news -better weather is on the way for the weekend!
At Lake Vyrnwy in Powys 90mm of rain, over 3 inches, has fallen so far this week and there is more rain on the way.
The Met Office has issued a severe warning of heavy rain for Gwynedd, Conwy and Montgomeryshire. Rainfall totals of order 50 mm (2 inches) are likely quite widely on high ground, locally as much as 100 mm (4 inches) in Snowdonia. The warning is valid until the end of today.
It's not all doom and gloom though! Gillian Dromey sent in this gorgeous photograph of trees in Bodnant Gardens - the Autumn colours there are stunning at the moment:
The reason for all the rain is a tropical maritime airmass bringing plenty of moisture in from the Atlantic.
Most of the rain falls on the mountains but to the lee of the hills it's drier and warmer. And with the help of a few glimpses of sunshine today, the temperature in Flintshire rose to 18 Celsius. That's 64 Fahrenheit and 6 degrees above average.
Now I know some of you will be celebrating Guy Fawkes tomorrow night...
An amazing fireworks display over the Gnoll by Mike Davies:
As for displays - there's a large fireworks and bonfire display at Pontyclun Rugby Club.Ìý Y Felinheli are holding their firework display and BBQ at Beach Road.
A huge firework fiesta is also planned on Barry Island and there's also a fireworks display at The Greenfly Pub in Bedwas, Caerphilly.
The forecast for tomorrow evening is touch and go. Based on the latest information it's likely to start damp if not wet!
However, the rain is expected to clear during the evening leaving a much drier and brighter weekend.
Some welcome sunshine and colder too with a touch of frost. Ideal for a trip to Bodnant Garden in the Conwy Valley!
Ìý
Derek
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