THE UK is set to face a huge band of rain – just days after registering its sunniest Spring on record.
The Met Office has reported that Britons could face a wet spell as a band of rain moved southeastwards overnight.
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The band of rain reached the west coast of the UK at around 6pm yesterday.
It continued to move southeastwards overnight, reaching cities like Birmingham and Manchester in the early hours of the morning.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “In the southeast it’s largely fine for the time being.
“But that front’s going to continue southeastwards so southeastern parts turning pretty grey and a bit damp as we go through the morning and into the early afternoon.”
As the day continues, Brits can expect to see rainy showers becoming a bit more widespread, accompanied by strong winds.
This could be particularly strong in the north, with coastal gales expected for northern Scotland.
Alex added: “A bit of thunder definitely isn’t out of the question.”
Higher temperatures are expected in the Midlands as they are set to avoid most of the bad weather.
Cold air is following the front, with temperatures dropping across the UK after what has been the sunniest spring on record.
Overnight, temperatures are expected to drop even further with many areas falling into the single digits.
Showers are likely to continue into Wednesday, becoming heavier as the day progresses.
Temperatures are still remaining fairly mild with the chance for brief periods of sunshine throughout the day.
Thursday is likely to be yet another rainy day, as Alex says: “Nowhere really guaranteed to stay dry.”
The outlook for the rest of the week from Thursday to Saturday is expected to be “cool, largely cloudy and breezy over the next few days, with showers or longer spells of rain.
“Prolonged spells of heavy rain are likely across the south at times.”
This “unsettled weather” is set to continue into mid June with periods of rain and strong winds affecting the UK.
Moving into the second half of June, the Met Office has predicted more “dry and sunny periods, perhaps with a bias towards longer dry spells early in the period.”
Met Office’s 3-5 day weather forecast revealed
Tuesday May 3
Cloud and rain will gradually move across England and Wales, eventually clearing the southeast later this afternoon. Sunny spells and blustery showers elsewhere. Windy, particularly in the north with coastal gales for northern Scotland. Cooler than recent days.
Wednesday May 4
Sunny spells and showers across Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England. Drier in the south, although turning cloudier with a few scattered showers by the afternoon. Breezy.
Thursday May 5 – Saturday May 7
Cool, largely cloudy and breezy over the next few days, with showers or longer spells of rain. Prolonged spells of heavy rain are likely across the south at times.
Higher temperatures can be expected at times, particularly in the south.
It comes following a double record breaker spring, as it was the warmest and sunniest on record.
It surpassed the previous 2024 record with the highest mean temperature since the survey began in 1884.
Reaching an average temperature of 9.5 Celsius, temperatures were 1.4 above the long-term average.
In addition to the warmer weather, the UK experienced 653.3 hours of sunshine – 43% above the average and the highest since records began in 1910.
These higher temperatures were accompanied by very low rainfall, experiencing the driest spring in over 100 years by mid-May.
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