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A National Grid engineer in a hi-vis jacket and helmet stands on a lane at night in driving rain beneath a fallen tree brought down across an overhead power line
Carmarthenshire

STORM AUSTEN: ‘Take extra care on the Friday morning commute’ as the warning stretches to 5pm

Trees are in leaf and likely to come down across roads and railways, the Met Office says. Every council area…

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Kit Peters
Met Office map showing the yellow wind warning area for Storm Austen covering south Wales, including Swansea, and southern England on Friday 23 October
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STORM AUSTEN: 70mph gusts possible as the first named storm of the season hits south Wales on Friday

A yellow wind warning covers Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire from the early hours, and forecasters say it could…

An engineer in orange overalls and a white helmet, harnessed with ropes, climbs a tall grey railway radio mast against a blue sky, with the weather station visible at the top
Carmarthenshire

WHITLAND: Railway radio mast turned into weather station after Storm Darragh’s £1.3m rail bill

The kit fitted high above the west Wales line is a first for Network Rail, and it could change how…

spectacular lightning storm over a river at night
Met Office

WEATHER: All of south west Wales under thunderstorm warning from 5am on Thursday

The Met Office says torrential downpours, lightning and hail could bring flash flooding, travel disruption and power cuts between 5am…

Three Met Office maps side by side showing forecast maximum temperatures for Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with south Wales the hottest area of the UK on each
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HEATWAVE: Hotter than Ibiza, Istanbul and the Maldives — south Wales set to be the UK’s hotspot this weekend

Forecast maps put south Wales at the top of the UK temperature charts today and tomorrow at 32°C — warmer…

A Welsh Ambulance Service ambulance with blue lights on, moving at speed through a city street with traffic blurred around it.
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CRITICAL INCIDENT: Welsh Ambulance Service issues 999 plea as heatwave demand soars

The service declared a critical incident at noon on Friday after one of its busiest spells of the year, with…

spectacular lightning storm over a river at night
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HEATWAVE: Thunderstorms set to break the heat — as Swansea Bay faces a stormy end to its hottest spell

The Met Office has warned of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds across Swansea Bay from tonight into Friday morning, as…

Crowds on Swansea beach during the June 2026 heatwave, with people swimming, parasols up and Mumbles lighthouse visible across the bay.
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HEATWAVE: Everything you need to know as Swansea Bay faces its hottest day — schools, trains, beaches and the people most at risk

The red extreme heat warning peaks today, with Swansea Bay temperatures pushing into the high 30s. Here's how the region…

A woman fanning herself by the window during a heatwave
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HEATWAVE: How to keep your home cool and actually sleep tonight as Swansea Bay swelters

With the red warning at its peak and overnight temperatures set to stay sticky, here are the tried-and-tested ways to…

A Met Office map showing the red extreme heat warning boundary running through Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, with Llanelli and Carmarthen in the amber zone.
Caswell Bay

HEATWAVE: Police urge people to stay indoors as Swansea Bay temperatures creep towards 40C

Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are in the red warning zone as the UK heads for possibly record-breaking June heat,…

A small ginger and white dog resting on a leather armchair beside an electric fan.
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HEATWAVE: RSPCA Cymru urges Wales dog owners to call a 48-hour ‘lockdown’ as red warning peaks

Animal welfare experts say walks should be axed for a day or two, with the heat posing a potentially fatal…