Large areas of the UK look set to be hit by a rain bomb, stretching around 600 miles from Land’s end to John O’Groats. The majority of the country is expected to see wet conditions in the afternoon on Thursday 5 June, according to a new weather map released by WXCharts.com, which uses Met Desk data.
Most of the rainfall is predicted to be under 0.8mm per hour, however some areas of north-east Scotland could see the heaviest conditions of around 2mm per hour, the map generated on May 27 suggests. Almost all of England could see rain, the weather map shows, with areas of East Anglia and Kent looking most likely to stay dry. Major cities like Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester could experience rain, while the western area of London could see some drizzle.
It’s a similar story in Scotland, with wet weather expected across most areas and cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow. Parts of Scotland’s southeast and northwest could avoid the showers.
Nearly all of Northern Ireland, including Belfast, could experience rain, the weather map shows, with most areas expected to see between 0.4mm per hour to 0.8mm per hour.
Much of Wales — including Cardiff and its southern areas in particular — could see some lighter rainfall but its northern counties are more likely to be drier.
The Met Office’s long-range forecast for May 31 – June 9 says there is potential for rainy spells and even possibly thunderstorms during the period.
It said: “Though possibly more settled initially, likely continuing changeable with further frontal systems running east into the UK bringing further spells of rain, with showery interludes in-between. Strong winds may also develop at times, particularly in the north and northwest.
“With time the signs are that systems will increasingly track to the northwest of the country, with the south probably starting to see longer, drier interludes while the northwest continues to see more in the way of rain and at times strong winds.
“Temperatures are expected to be around normal overall, but will be cooler in any prolonged periods of rainfall. Meanwhile there is the possibility of some very warm, perhaps hot conditions developing, especially in the south and these bring with them the chance of thunderstorms.”
