Hourly forecast: heavy rain and strong winds in Gwent

Despite mild temperatures throughout today, winds will remain blustery.

Today will start off wet and blustery, with temperatures in Newport at around seven degrees.

Further north, in Ebbw Vale, this will only be slightly lower at six degrees.

Across Gwent, the likelihood of rain will not fall below 60 per cent all day - with much of the day almost certain of rain.

The Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Newport is:

• 7am, temp: seven degrees, >90 per cent chance of rain;
• 8am, temp: seven degrees, >90 per cent chance of rain;
• 9am, temp: eight degrees, >95 per cent chance of rain;
• 10am, temp: eight degrees, 60 per cent chance of rain;
• 11am, temp: eight degrees, 70 per cent chance of rain;
• midday, temp: nine degrees, 70 per cent chance of rain;
• 1pm, temp. temp: nine degrees, >95 per cent chance of rain;
• 2pm, temp: nine degrees, >95 per cent chance of rain;
• 3pm, temp: 10 degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 4pm, temp: 11 degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 5pm, temp: 11 degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 6pm, temp: 11 degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 7pm, temp: 11 degrees, 50 per cent chance of rain.

The Met Office hour-by-hour forecast for Ebbw Vale is:

• 7am, temp: seven degrees, >90 per cent chance of rain;

• 8am, temp: seven degrees, >90 per cent chance of rain;

• 9am, temp: six degrees, 60 per cent chance of rain;

• 10am, temp: seven degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 11am, temp: seven degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 12pm, temp: eight degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 1pm, temp: eight degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 2pm, temp: nine degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 3pm, temp: nine degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 4pm, temp: nine degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 5pm, temp: nine degrees, 90 per cent chance of rain;
• 6pm, temp: 11 degrees, 60 per cent chance of rain;
• 7pm, temp: 11 degrees, 60 per cent chance of rain.