Live updates as torrential rain and strong winds cause flooding and traffic problems in Wales

Torrential rain and strong winds have caused flooding and traffic issues in Wales on Monday, November 21. It comes after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for part of Wales.

The national weather service said there was a small chance of very strong winds today, causing disruption to travel and utilities. A complex area of low pressure was expected to develop to the southwest of the UK on Sunday night, with the potential for a small area of very strong winds to affect parts of southwest England and possibly south Wales during Monday.

There is a lot of uncertainty in both the locations affected and the strength of wind, but there is a small chance of gusts of 70-80mph affecting coastal areas and 55-65mph inland within the warning area. The winds will ease from the west into the early evening. You can get more local news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.

The warning applies to parts of south Wales such as Cardiff, Swansea and St David's. There have been reports of queueing traffic due to the weather, for example, the traffic monitoring service Inrix has reported that the A40 in both directions is partially blocked, with slow traffic due to flooding at Wiston turn off on the A40 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.

Meanwhile, there is queueing traffic and one lane of two closed due to flooding on the A470 Southbound at A4054 Cardiff Road ( Glyntaff Interchange). Emergency services such as the South Wales Fire and Rescue service have warned motorists to "stay safe" during bad weather conditions.

We will keep you updated on further information as soon as it comes to us.