ALL of Wales is facing a wet weekend as Storm Alex works its way north.

A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued from 3am on Saturday morning until 6pm on Sunday, with that warning rising to amber for much of Wales from midday Saturday until 6am on Sunday.

The storm, named Alex by French forecasters, is expected to bring disruption across Wales throughout the weekend.

The Met Office says: "A band of rain will become slow moving and heavy across Wales, the West Midlands and into southwest England. "This is likely to bring flooding and some disruption to travel."Many places will see 25-50 mm of rainfall, with totals of 70-90 mm expected over higher ground of Wales and southwest England as well as the potential for over 120 mm in some of the most exposed high ground of Snowdonia and Exmoor. "The unusual wind direction associated with the rainfall will mean that the peak rainfall totals are likely to occur in some areas that are usually well sheltered and drier during unsettled spells of weather."