Brits in a summer soaking
Washout wrecks staycations
BRITAIN faces a summer holiday soaking as autumn comes early to wreck the school break.
Heavy rain and gales will sweep the UK for two weeks, spoiling millions of families’ plans.
BRITAIN is set for a summer soaking over the next two weeks wrecking the school holiday getaway for millions.
Autumn conditions are predicted to come early with the nation hit by downpours, with gales and low temperatures thrown into the mix.
And 160mph Atlantic jet-stream winds to the west of the UK are bringing low pressure, ruining many staycations.
Heavy rain, thunder and lightning are due today and tomorrow, with the North and West of England worst hit.
And the washout is set to continue until Thursday with forecasters warning this month will see the “worst two weeks of weather” of the summer. Weathermen say that the unsettled conditions will continue until the end of next week.
Met Office forecaster Emma Salter said: “The weather is disappointing for school holidays. It’s a lot cooler than usual for this time of year.
“Temperatures will stay close to normal in early August, but feel cooler in showers and stronger winds.
Tanked
“Today and tomorrow will be breezy with showers, possibly heavy and thundery, with a wet spell UK-wide arriving on Wednesday into Thursday, when it will be windy, too.
“To August 12, it is likely to remain unsettled for the UK, with a mixture of sunshine and showers, heaviest and most frequent in the NorthWest, together with the risk of thunder.”
Highs of just 16-21C are due for most of the UK this week.
After a sizzling start, summer has “tanked” at the “worst possible time”, The Weather Outlook said.
Forecaster Brian Gaze said: “The past week was bad – but the outlook for the 14 days ahead is the worst of the summer.
“An autumnal weather pattern is washing away summer.
“After a super first half of summer for the South and the Midlands, summer has tanked at the worst possible time – in the middle of the busiest holiday weeks of the year.”
The Met Office said: “An unusually strong jet stream is keeping it changeable and cool.”