Downpours set to drench UK again after record rainy March

Met Office shares week ahead weather

Downpours are set to drench the UK just days before Britons are to enjoy a long bank holiday weekend. Maps from the Met Office show high pressure will keep the weather across the UK settled on Monday and Tuesday.

The high pressure will give way to fronts pushing eastwards, which are set to bring “wetter weather” from Wednesday.

Mid-week, the Met Office warned, Britons should brace for “rain and showers spreading east” and “lingering in places on Thursday”.

Maps from WXCharts, which uses data from MetDesk, confirm the weather agency’s forecast, showing rainfall totals reaching several millimetres per hour on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Rain will continue to batter some parts of Britain in the early hours of Good Friday.

However, Britons hoping to spend the Easter break under the sun will be rewarded by dry weather and warmer temperatures. 

The Met Office said most will experience “drier conditions” on Friday, “sunshine but patchy overnight frost”.

Looking ahead to the weekend, the weather agency said: “On Saturday, high pressure will likely dominate with dry conditions and bright sunny spells for most.

“A chance of thicker cloud in the far west, with the potential for some patchy light rain in a few spots.

“Sunday and Monday will most likely see a continuation of these conditions although confidence is lower, with a chance that some rain and strong winds could move in from the west.” 

Met Office maps show the weather turning dry again for many, as high pressure returns for the Easter weekend.

While stressing confidence in the forecast for next week is low at the moment, the agency also said that, towards mid-April, “there is a chance of a period of more unsettled conditions bringing spells of wetter and windier weather more widely, however confidence is low”.

The Met Office added: “Temperatures are likely to be near normal or slightly above, although these may drop quickly under any clear skies after dark, leaving scope for some overnight frosts.”

WXCharts temperature maps suggest that, over the Easter weekend the mercury will rise when compared to Wednesday and Thursday, a forecast certainly to be welcomed by those planning to spend the break in the great outdoors. 

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The return of dry weather will come after the Met Office said last month was the wettest March recorded in England since 1981 and the wettest on records, which date back to 1836, for Wales and Northern Ireland.

Up to March 30, Wales had 197.5mm of rain, some 91 percent more than its long-term average, while England recorded 111.3mm of rain throughout last month up to March 30, 91 percent more than its average.

Northern Ireland saw 137.4mm of rain, which is 58 percent more than average.

On the other hand, Scotland saw rainfall totals more in line with its average, with 128.7mm of rain being just 3 percent above average.

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