A MONTH’s worth of rain is predicted to batter the UK today as we prepare for a mini heatwave coming at the tail end of next week.
The Met Office have issued yellow weather warning for rain which covers the south west of England and all of Wales. Heavy rain is expected, travel will be really difficult for many as the Met Office calls the situation ‘treacherous’.
Met Office meteorologist Emma Smith said: “There’s a chance the weather at the weekend could be quite disruptive, much like the one just gone. On Friday we could see wet and windy weather with further outbreaks of rain and coastal gales into the weekend. There should be some sun and showers on Saturday, but with a risk of thunder across the country.”
A mini heatwave has been predicted however for later next week, and hopefully just in time for the final bank holiday weekend of the summer.
“The warnings we have for Saturday are for 30 to 40mm of rain in the North and Wales. This unsettled weather is due to the jet stream in the Atlantic filtering low pressure towards us. By Tuesday and Wednesday next week we should see things settle down and western England and Wales should see some better weather.”
“High pressure is due to build in the south by the end of the month and we should be heading back to more seasonable weather conditions particularly in the South East. Wednesday morning, an area of low pressure will move in from the South West with high winds and outbreaks of rain across the country.”
