Weather maps have turned all the colours of the rainbow predicting a miserable mix of wind, rain and even snow.
You’d perhaps expect as we near the end of April for the temperatures to start warming up and Brits getting the chance to switch the central heating off for good.
But new weather maps show a chaotic collection of rain and snow across the country for this weekend – with one UK weather expert warning it’ll be a total “write off”.
The maps from WXCharts show on Saturday, April 27 rain engulfing Ireland and Northern Ireland and covering England from the west coast from the top of the Lake District down to Liverpool.
The rain then sweeps across the entire country in a south westerly direction covering from around Leeds right the way down to the south coast – including Canterbury and Eastbourne.
The area around London looks set to be deluged with up to 5mm per hour in some parts.
Snow is also predicted to make an appearance in Scotland – in the area around Fort Augustus.
Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at British Weather Services, told Express.co.uk: “As for the weekend: something of a write off.
“Wet and rather windy. Heavy rain and showers, pretty well universal but western areas of the UK taking a 20-40mm drenching.”
Mr Dale, however, said that the conditions could be milder than what some of the UK has experienced in recent weeks.
He added: “Milder than of late though, losing the northerly drag.”
The Met Office predicts an “unsettled” start to May, including over the weekend in its long-range forecast which covers from Saturday, April 27 until Monday, May 6.
It said: “An uncertain start to the period though likely unsettled as a frontal system pushes into southern areas and possibly across the UK through the weekend.
“Beyond this low pressure patterns becoming more dominant than of late with wet weather perhaps more likely to develop in parts of the south and east, with western and especially northern areas hanging on to the best of any drier interludes, though all parts are may see some rain at times.
“Onshore winds along eastern coasts will likely make it feel rather cold at times, though for all parts temperatures will likely trend back toward average.”
It adds: “Into early May, something of a north-south split looks possible, with relatively drier conditions further to the north and the greatest chance of rain further to the south.”
