- UK to receive nearly a month’s worth of rainfall this weekend
- Southern Europe experiences scorching heatwave with temperatures reaching 40°C
- Jet stream’s position causes the contrast in weather conditions between UK and Southern Europe
The United Kingdom is presently on the opposite side of the jet stream from Southern Europe, which is experiencing a scorching heatwave.
This weekend, parts of the United Kingdom could receive nearly a month’s worth of rainfall, while southern Europe experiences a scorching inferno.
Saturday could bring up to 80 mm of rain to upland regions of northern England, Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, and Wales, according to forecasters.
July’s average rainfall in the United Kingdom is 88mm.
As the UK’s wet July persists, the Met Office forecasts “persistent, occasionally heavy rain” beginning on Saturday.
Southern Europe is experiencing a scorching heatwave, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius in sections of Italy and Greece. The wet weather is in stark contrast.
The United Kingdom is on the opposite side of the jet stream which is causing the heatwave in Europe, which is bringing low pressure and stormy weather.
While the jet stream is “stuck” in its present pattern, neither the heatwave in Europe nor the unsettled weather in the United Kingdom is expected to change shortly, according to forecasters.
“Rainfall will increase, with 35 to 40 mm falling in 24 hours in west Wales and the southwest of England, and locally up to 80 mm on the Welsh highlands.
Northern England, southern Scotland, and sections of Northern Ireland will also experience heavy rainfall, with up to 80 millimeters in 48 hours possible on Saturday’s hills.
Some regions have already received 1.5 times the average July precipitation.
Regarding expected winds, she added, “The strongest winds will be across southern Britain, with possible coastal gales, but perhaps not as windy as last weekend.” It will typically be chilly.”
According to the Met Office, protracted periods of rain and showers are likely for the remainder of the month.
Later this month, high pressure is expected to move in from the southwest of the United Kingdom, reducing the likelihood of precipitation in those regions. However, the Met Office predicts that temperatures will “remain close to slightly below average for the majority of the period.”
