A 250-mile storm has been predicted to drench the UK. WXCharts has forecast wet weather to hit the UK in a fortnight (May 8), bringing with it wind and low temperatures.
The heaviest rain will fall in the midlands and on the south coast (Northampton, Cambridge, London, Southampton, Oxford). Rain will also fall across East Anglia (Norwich, Ipswich), in the southeast (Canterbury, Brighton), the midlands (Birmingham, Nottingham), Wales (Cardiff, Conwy), parts of the north (Liverpool, Sheffield), and Northern Ireland (Derry).
Places that will avoid rain include the east of Northern Ireland, the southwest of Wales, the southwest of England, the far north of England, and all of Scotland.
The Met Office said of the period: “Forecast confidence is lower than average for this range, although fairly typical for late Spring. A typical mixture of drier and settled periods, and periods of wetter and more unsettled conditions, is on balance slightly more likely than predominantly unsettled or predominantly settled.
“Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with a slightly increased chance of warm or hot spells. Any such spells could be accompanied by locally heavy showers and thunderstorms.”
Today:
Low cloud and fog patches lifting to leave a mostly dry day with some warm sunny spells, though remaining cool near North Sea coasts. Isolated showers developing Wales and southwest England, with rain reaching the west of Northern Ireland later.
Tonight:
Rain edging across Northern Ireland and into the extreme west of Scotland and Cornwall overnight. Dry elsewhere. Clear spells, though low cloud developing across many central and eastern parts.
Friday:
Rain and a southerly breeze affecting Northern Ireland and some other westernmost areas. Dry elsewhere with lighter winds, and low cloud breaking to give some warm spells of sunshine.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Patchy rain moving east across Scotland, England and Wales on Saturday. Bright ahead and following this. Wet and breezy in the north on Sunday, otherwise settling down with warm sunshine.
