UK weather forecast – lockdown-weary Brits to be hit with torrential rain and 5C temperatures
BRITS weary of the national lockdown will face a weekend of rain and plunging temperatures. Weeks of sunshine came to an end earlier this week as the mercury dropped – two days after Boris Johnson relaxed stringent restrictions. Northern and eastern parts of the UK will be worst hit on Saturday before sweeping south. Met […]
BRITS weary of the national lockdown will face a weekend of rain and plunging temperatures.
Weeks of sunshine came to an end earlier this week as the mercury dropped – two days after Boris Johnson relaxed stringent restrictions.
Northern and eastern parts of the UK will be worst hit on Saturday before sweeping south.
Met Office forecasters have warned that there’ll be “persistent rain” in some areas, with northern Scotland particularly badly affected.
The poor weather will push into parts of Northern Ireland and central and southern Scotland before moving south in England and North Wales.
And it’ll be cold too – with temperatures down to single figures.
There’ll also be heavy showers and thunderstorms from north east England, down to the Midlands and towards East Anglia.
The bad weather has arrived courtesy of an “unseasonably deep” low-pressure system will move south from Scandinavia.
It comes after the Prime Minister urged the public not to move gatherings indoors if it rains as it will flout new lockdown rules.
WILD WEATHER TO SET IN
Met Office forecaster John Griffiths said: “The weekend will begin wet for many, with the heaviest showers over northern and east England by lunchtime.
“London and the south east will also see dark clouds and torrential downpours in the afternoon, while parts Wales will be rainy for most of the day.
“There is a possibility of thunderstorms on the east coast of England by the early afternoon with strong gales hitting the area.”
The rain will then become lighter and more sporadic in northern and central parts of England by the late afternoon on Saturday.
But in the east, there’ll be rain and clouds.
It comes after weeks of warm weather which saw people flock to parks and beaches to soak up some sunshine.
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This is the first weekend since lockdown eased again – allowing people to meet in groups up to six in private gardens.
Last week, temperatures soared to almost 30C, with the Scottish Highlands recording the hottest day of the year so far at 28.3 C.
The Met Office recently confirmed that the UK had its sunniest spring since records began in 1929.
According to the forecaster, the country had more than 573 hours of sunshine between March 1 and May 27 this year, almost 20 hours more than 1948, which had previously held the record.
