Thursday 30th January ☁️🌫️🌧️ Cloudy with mist and murk through the morning. Some brighter spells possible, especially in the north and northwest. Rain arriving by evening. Highs around 8°C.

Friday 31st January 🌧️💨 The wettest day of the period with rain or showers. Breezy at times. Temperatures close to average.

Saturday 1st February 🌤️🌧️ Longer drier periods with occasional sunnier spells, though still some showers possible. Breezy at times.

Sunday 2nd February 🌤️🌧️ Similar to Saturday – a mix of drier periods with some sunshine breaking through, but still some showers around. Temperatures remaining close to average.

⚠️ There are currently flood alerts in force for parts of Wales – worth keeping an eye on if you're heading anywhere near rivers or low-lying areas.

🔴 WREXHAM ⚽ 📅 Saturday 31st January 🆚 Sheffield Wednesday (A) ⏰ 12:30pm 🏟️ Hillsborough 🏆 Championship

⚪🦢 SWANSEA CITY ⚽ 📅 Saturday 31st January 🆚 Watford (A) ⏰ 3:00pm 🏟️ Vicarage Road 🏆 Championship

🔵 CARDIFF CITY ⚽ 📅 Saturday 31st January 🆚 Burton Albion (A) ⏰ 3:00pm 🏟️ Pirelli Stadium 🏆 League One

🟡 NEWPORT COUNTY ⚽ 📅 Saturday 31st January 🆚 Bristol Rovers (A) ⏰ 12:30pm 🏟️ Memorial Stadium 🏆 League Two

FRIDAY 30th JANUARY

🔴 SCARLETS 🆚 Benetton (A) ⏰ 7:45pm 🏟️ Stadio Monigo, Treviso 📺 FREE on S4C

SATURDAY 31st JANUARY

⚫⚪ OSPREYS vs DRAGONS 🔴🟡 (Welsh Derby!) ⏰ 7:45pm 🏟️ Electric Brewery Field, Bridgend 📺 FREE on S4C

🔵 CARDIFF 🆚 Ulster (A) ⏰ 7:45pm 🏟️ Kingspan Stadium (Ravenhill), Belfast

M4 Motorway 🔶 J44 Lon Las (Swansea area) - Exit slip road closures BOTH directions ⏰ Overnight works 8pm-6am until Friday 31st January 🚧 Diversions in place

A470 Pontypridd to Abercynon 🔶 Resurfacing works ongoing ⚠️ Expect delays in the Valleys

A55 North Wales (J34 Ewloe to J35 Dobshill) 🔶 Major concrete carriageway resurfacing works ⚠️ Check before travelling

Mid Wales - T1 Bus Route (Aberaeron to Lampeter) 🔶 Roadworks causing delays of up to 15 minutes

Mid Wales - T2 Bus Route (Aberystwyth area) 🔶 Road closure in Llanbadarn causing delays of up to 50 minutes

T3C Bus Route (Llandrillo to Cynwyd) 🔶 Water main renewal causing diversions until 8th February ⏰ Journey times extended by up to 8 minutes

⚠️ MAJOR: Swansea Area - Until Friday 6th February 🔴 Lines CLOSED between Port Talbot Parkway and Swansea 🚌 Saturday 31st Jan & Sunday 1st Feb: Rail replacement buses between Cardiff Central – Bridgend – Swansea 🚂 GWR London Paddington services terminating at Port Talbot Parkway ℹ️ Swansea Station remains open for facilities

⚠️ MAJOR: Shrewsbury to Chester via Wrexham 🔴 Lines CLOSED Saturday 31st January & Sunday 1st February 🚌 Buses replacing trains between Shrewsbury and Chester via Wrexham General 🚂 Some trains diverted via Crewe with amended timetables 🚌 Additional buses running Shrewsbury to Crewe for connections

Heart of Wales Line (Carmarthen/Llanelli to Shrewsbury) 🔶 Engineering works - trains running approximately 8 minutes earlier from Carmarthen to Llanelli ⚠️ Check revised journey times

Did You Know? Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 is the only country in the world with a mythical creature on its national flag. The red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) has been a symbol of Wales for over 1,000 years. Real the full history here

Till next time,

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