UK climate: Heavy rain to drench UK earlier than temperatures soar to 30C subsequent week

Aug 13, 2023 at 8:43 PM
UK climate: Heavy rain to drench UK earlier than temperatures soar to 30C subsequent week

The UK shall be drenched in heavy rain subsequent week however the deluge may give strategy to temperatures of 30C, in accordance with the Met Office.

A yellow rain warning has been issued for northern England and Wales on Monday, with dangers of flooding and disruption to infrastructure and transport.

However, as soon as the rain subsides temperatures are set to soar in elements of the nation, with southern England reaching 30C by the weekend – higher than the 26C predicted in Los Angeles.

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Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst stated the warning runs via the early hours of Monday morning and into the night, ending at 9pm.

He stated temperatures ought to stay between 18-23C, earlier than turning into drier on Tuesday.

“Temperatures overall similar to the last couple of days really. So, jumping between 18 and 23C so overall an unsettled day,” he stated.

“The good news is that low pressure moves out of the way as we go into Tuesday, so it should be a drier day on Tuesday.

“A greater probability of seeing some sunny spells notably throughout japanese elements of the UK.”

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File photo dated 10/08/23 of people enjoying the sun on Paignton beach in Torbay. Tropical air could make parts of the UK hotter than California at the end of next week with temperatures possibly soaring past 30C, after heavy rain lashes the country. Issue date: Saturday August 12, 2023.
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Paignton seaside in Torbay

Temperatures may start to soar

He stated temperatures may then begin to soar in southern elements of the UK because the week progresses.

“An area of low pressure to the west of the UK and the Atlantic slowly starts to move towards us,” he stated.

“What that allows to happen is for the winds to turn southerly, and we start to import some higher temperatures from the near continent.

“So, staying into Friday, we’re more likely to see these temperatures rising, doubtlessly getting in the direction of the excessive 20s after which presumably by Friday and into the weekend, relying on cloud and bathe distribution, we may domestically see temperatures round 30C by the weekend.”

It comes after the UK experienced its sixth-wettest July on record, with flooding and powerful gusts from Storm Antoni bringing a depressing begin to August.