This weekend will be windy everywhere with some heavy rain, the heaviest being in southern England and Wales, he added.

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The windy conditions of the first half then turned to driving rain after the break.

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The Met Office said it would be windy and cloudy in Wales on Wednesday night with outbreaks of rain and drizzle across the country.

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