Hopes for last hurrah of heat face a drenching
We should have learnt long ago not to allow ourselves to hope when a bank holiday approaches, but, in spite of it all, we do. So my apologies for being the bearer of bad news, it’s really not looking that good for tomorrow.
Those expecting a late August revival of the recent heatwave should brace themselves – not least for showers and lower temperatures.
The signs have been there for a few days, with the warmth and humidity slowly giving way over the past week to cooler air and outbursts of rain.
Today will start wet, all down the western side of the UK from Stornoway in the far North to Plymouth in the South West, as low pressure pushes in from the Atlantic on a stiff breeze, carrying enough rain to spoil everyone’s Sunday. The wet front will blow from the West to the East, ensuring we all share its booty.
The best temperatures will be 64F (18C) all across southern England and up the East coast as far as Hull. Further north and west, it will be 59F (15C) from Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow over to Belfast.
It is moving at quite a pace however, and there is a chance of a pause tomorrow before another of the same damp and dampening variety arrives from the West. So, not so much rain on the bank holiday, and even the occasional sunny spell, which will push the mercury up to 71F (22C) in London, 68F (20C) in Norwich.
But the respite will be short-lived. Tuesday is back to rain on that north westerly airflow. The jet stream, which does so much to dictate our weather, is kinking up and down the UK in waves. Later next week it may even out a bit, and there is some talk of it heating up again as we bid August goodbye.