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UK weather: Week's worth of rain in 24 hours as grim conditions forecast until May – Mirror Online, Mirror.co.uk

UK weather: Week's worth of rain in 24 hours as grim conditions forecast until May – Mirror Online, Mirror.co.uk

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lockdown heatwave has come to an abrupt end as temperatures across the country plummeted and a week’s worth of rain was predicted to fall in (hours.)

Since the country was placed on lockdown last month and millions of us were confined to our homes, the weather has largely been gloriously sunny – with temperatures reaching up to C across the weekend.

Up until today, this April had been the sunniest since records began in – however unsettled conditions are now predicted to last well into May.

Looking ahead, the Met Office said it may not be until the second week of May when we see the return of dry and warm weather.

Shoppers queue in the rain outside Costco in Thurrock

It wrote: “Looking slightly ahead into the beginning of May, the unsettled theme is likely to continue as Atlantic weather systems bring further bands of rain across to many areas, particularly in the south and the west of the UK.

“Although the southwest is most likely to see the wettest of these conditions, there should still be some brighter and showery spells in between these frontal systems.

“It is expected to be windy at times, especially around the south and west coasts.

“Temperatures should remain around average, but with the potential for some warmer days in the east.

People take their daily walk in a rainy Abington Park Northampton

A wet gray, miserable day on Brighton seafront

“Towards the end of this period, although confidence is low, there are some signs that more settled conditions may return. “

A spokesman for the Met Office

said today is when Brits can expect temperatures to plummet with heavy rain.

They said: “It will be chilly and cloudy with spells of rain, which will turn heavy at times, across Wales and southern and central England.”

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Oli Claydon from the Met Office said it would be “unsettled and turning much cooler even into next week”.

But he added: “With it being spring there will be spells when it will be brighter and calmer. It is a bit of a mixed bag, which is to be expected at this time of year.”

Eight flood alerts have also been issued by the Environment Agency for central England.

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