UK faces a wild week with autumn’s first storm and 500-mile extensive polar plunge
Britain faces a wild week with floods, autumn’s first storm and a 500 mile-wide polar plunge – and even snow.
Gales are set to hit 60mph while temperatures are forecast to halve with -4C (25F) lows and frost. Up to five inches of rain will bring rush-hour chaos on Monday in the Midlands, with the South and North also hit.
Roads and rail lines are set for flooding as downpours fall on ground sodden by weekend washouts. Stormy spells are set to follow on Wednesday and Thursday in southern areas, with gusts due to push 60mph on coasts.
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And a four-day Arctic burst starts on Thursday, with daytime highs falling from 26C last week to just 11-15C in the South and 10C in northern England and in Scotland.
A Met Office forecaster said: “It seems likely some areas on Monday will see 60-80mm and a few places may receive 100-120mm or more. This is likely to result in travel disruption and flooding.”
Freezing nights and frost are on the cards even in southern parts, with -4C in the North and snow flurries forecast on high ground in Scotland.
BBC weatherman Simon King said: “Welcome to autumn. Rainfall totals will really add up on Monday, then low pressure sweeps in by mid-week to bring further wet and windy weather, and Arctic air follows across the UK.”
The Environment Agency said: “Surface water flooding is probable on Monday.”
Mountain Weather Information Service said: “It looks cold and wet towards the weekend, with snow on high tops.”
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