Live updates as flooding caused by heavy rain shuts lane on M4 near Swansea and Neath

Heavy rainfall has caused a lane closure on the M4 as the road surface is flooding.

The Met Office has issued three days worth of weather warnings for thunderstorms across Wales starting from Thursday morning, June 12, and an unprecedented level of rainfall continues to hammer down on certain Welsh regions.

The forecaster has warned that delays to public transport will be possible and has told drivers to expect worsened driving conditions. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here

Traffic monitoring service Inrix has said there is slow traffic and one lane closed due to flooding on the M4 Eastbound from J43 A465 (Llandarcy) to J42 A483 (Swansea East / Briton Ferry).

Traffic appears to be coping well at this time. You can follow our feed below where we will be bringing you live updates: