The UK is bracing for a weather nightmare as a terrifying thunderstorm threatens to dump 10 days’ worth of rain in just three hours.
According to Ventusky weather maps, this colossal thunderstorm is just a week away and could see Brighton, Southend-on-Sea and Ipswich engulfed in stormy conditions. Kent would also face a significant increase in rainfall.
Kent, in particular, is on high alert with fears over a 15mm rainfall period – a third of June’s average monthly rainfall of 47mm – set to hit the southern county and last for three hours as part of a massive European storm.
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The Met Office has also confirmed the possibility of “heavy, thundery rain” affecting the country when temperatures are usually expected to reach highs of 21C.
In a longer-term forecast, the weather agency stated: “Following a couple of days of largely fine and settled weather, a gradual transition to more changeable conditions from the Atlantic is likely to take place with periods of cloud, rain and stronger winds most often affecting the west and northwest.”, reports the Mirror.
“There remains a small chance of an area of heavy, thundery rain affecting parts of the south on Friday 21st, possibly accompanied by briefly hot and humid conditions.”
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Later conditions in July may also see spells of rain as Brits brace themselves not for a heatwave but a potential European storm.
The Met Office’s latest prediction for the first fortnight of July doesn’t promise constant sunshine, warning Brits: “All areas can expected to see some spells of drier, sunnier weather, but there will also be showers or longer spells of rain at times.”
However, don’t pack away the BBQ just yet, as they hint at a sizzling comeback with temperatures set to climb back up to more typical summer levels in the second half of the month. “Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above climatological average,” they’ve tipped off.
And if you’re wondering what the start of this week holds, the outlook for today through Wednesday is a bit of a lucky dip: “Sunny spells and scattered showers Monday, these locally heavy, but some places staying dry. Fewer showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Feeling warm in the sunshine with winds easing.”
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