Storm Jorge will bring heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday for Cowbridge. This follows on from a yellow rain warning that is due to arrive in the town on Friday.

The Met Office's local weather forecast displays winds of up to 57 MPH winds for Cowbridge between 3 - 6 pm.

The weather warning for wind is in place in the town from midnight on Saturday until 12 noon on Sunday.

Traffic Wales have asked residents to: ''Please take care, slow down and drive to the conditions.''

A spell of strong winds is expected to move northeast across a large swathe of the UK through Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

What to expect:

• Some delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely.

• Delays for high-sided vehicles on exposed routes and bridges likely.

• It's likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities affected by spray and/or large waves.

Named by the Spanish meteorological service Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) on Thursday, Storm Jorge will track across the north-west of the UK over the weekend bringing another spell of strong winds and heavy rain.

Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Paul Gundersen, said: "This weekend we'll see another named Storm bring strong winds to parts of the UK with several wind and rain warnings in place.

"On Friday a band of rain associated with Storm Jorge will move across the UK - we have issued rain warnings for parts of Wales and northern England, where rain will be heaviest and we could see 60-80mm possible over the highest ground.

''South-westerly winds will strengthen through Saturday morning and it'll turn widely windy except for northern Scotland, with wind warnings in place for Northern Ireland, Wales, southern Scotland and much of England.

''Where warnings are in place gusts of 50-60mph are likely quite widely with 65-70mph possible in coastal areas, however, the strongest and most damaging winds are expected across the Republic of Ireland."

Cowbridge Nub News will keep residents informed of any updates to travel.