Heavy bursts of rain are set to hit parts of the UK through Saturday night into Sunday morning, a Met Office meteorologist has said
The Met Office says multiple parts of the UK should brace for heavy rain on Monday ahead of what is forecast to be a fourth heatwave of the year next week.
A total of 12 UK areas have been told to expect heavy downpours by 5am on Sunday. Meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “The weather front will bring some more widespread rain through Saturday night into Sunday, especially towards the northwest, where it could be a bit heavy, a bit persistent and down the western side [of England], some heavier bursts of rain.
“Some parts of Wales and South West England are likely to see more rain through Saturday night into Sunday than they have done so far this month.”
On Sunday, there will be “outbreaks of showery rain” in many places at 10am , with “a lot of the rain” then clearing away towards the east, Mr Burkill said. There will still be some “fair scattering of showers” across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern parts of England and Wales around 3pm but this will be “a bit less rain than earlier on in the day”, he added.
Mr Burkill said: “More sunshine across southern areas looking largely fine by the time we get into the afternoon [on Sunday]. Temperatures are going to be down a few degrees compared to what we’ve seen of late.
“Most places will be a couple of degrees lower than on Saturday. Temperatures will peak in the mid-twenties. High pressure in the south means more dry weather next week and we could see a return of the heat.”
Areas set for heavy bursts of rain on Sunday
Scotland
- Argyll and Bute
- Highland
- Eilean Siar
Wales
- Gywnedd
- Ceredigion
- Anglesey
England
- West Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire
- Lancashire
- Merseyside
- Lincolnshire
- Nottinghamshire