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NRW has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Wales. Last successful check: 2026-11-04 07:33:01 UTC.
No current NRW warning or alert matched the location of Pontsticill River Station. That does not establish warning coverage for the whole town: only these gauge points were checked.
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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-11-04 07:47:41 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Pontsticill is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The village lies within the community of Vaynor in an area that was, until the local government re-organisation of 1974, within the historic county of Brecknockshire.
Flood Zones, Warning Areas and Surface Water are Environment Agency maps and cover England only. Pontsticill is in Wales, so they draw little or nothing here — that is where the map ends, not an absence of flood risk. Natural Resources Wales’s warning areas have their own pages under flood areas.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Taf Fechan, about 110 m from the middle of Pontsticill's gauges. It flows into the River Taff (Afon Taf) about 6.7 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on Taf Fechan nearest the middle of Pontsticill's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Pontsticill is monitored by 1 Natural Resources Wales river level station on the Taf Fechan, in Merthyr Tydfil. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Taf Fechan is monitored by 1 station (Pontsticill River Station). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
No Environment Agency flood warning area is mapped within 10km of Pontsticill. That means the EA has not defined a warning target area here, which is not evidence the town cannot flood: warning areas exist where the EA runs a warning service, and surface-water and groundwater flooding have no warning areas at all. The EA’s register covers England only — Pontsticill is in Wales, where the warning service is Natural Resources Wales’s, and FloodRadar publishes its areas alongside the EA’s on the flood areas index.
There are 13 storm overflows within 5km of Pontsticill. None of the 13 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Pontsticill, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Pontsticill gets about 1,870 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 229 mm; driest June, 106 mm). That is 61% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.8 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
No recorded flood outline within ~5 km of the Pontsticill town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. The Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines cover England only, and Pontsticill is in Wales — so an empty record here is an absence of coverage, not an absence of floods. Open the recorded-floods map →
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Pontsticill has river level monitoring on Taf Fechan — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use Natural Resources Wales flood warnings (flood-warning.naturalresources.wales) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the Pontsticill town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. The Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines cover England only, and Pontsticill is in Wales — so an empty record here is an absence of coverage, not an absence of floods. FloodRadar holds at least 10 Natural Resources Wales flood warnings or alerts recorded within 15 km of Pontsticill, the most recent on 24 October 2026. See the flood history link below.
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