- RAC advises drivers to delay travel due to heavy rain
- Over two million journeys may face disruption on Monday
- Met Office predicts thunderous rain across England and Wales
The RAC has advised drivers to postpone their journeys until later in the day in light of heavy traffic, as inclement weather may exacerbate their difficulties.
On Easter Monday, heavy precipitation could disrupt over two million return journeys.
For much of England and Wales, the Met Office predicts that dry periods will give way to cloudy conditions with spotty precipitation on Sunday, followed by up to 15mm of heavier, potentially thunderous rain by the end of the Easter weekend.
On Monday, approximately 2.01 million leisure trips are anticipated to be completed via automobile, as reported by the RAC and transport analysis firm Inrix.
They said the lengthiest delays are anticipated to occur between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., advising motorists to postpone their journeys until the evening.
On Easter Sunday, a cloud region in the North Sea will extend into South East England and move westward towards Wales, according to the Met Office. As a result, southern England will experience cloudy conditions and sporadic precipitation, whereas the South West may experience intense rainfall.
Kathryn Chalk, a meteorologist at the Met Office, predicted: “Through Easter Monday, there will be additional periods of intense precipitation moving northward.
“Predicted to begin wet, particularly in Wales, central England, and the northeastern regions, with additional heavy precipitation expected here.”
If any clouds begin to dissipate further south, there is a possibility of experiencing heavy rainfall once more in the afternoon.
Ms Chalk predicted that most of Monday’s precipitation would fall in a corridor extending from South West England to East Anglia.
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Monday will see the best sunshine in the North West, which confirms the Met Office’s forecast that the southern half of the country will be predominantly cloudy with showers or extended periods of rain. Northern regions will be largely dry.
Although no weather alerts have been issued, the Met Office predicts that the showers may produce 5 to 15 millimetres of precipitation.
Scotland and Northern Ireland are anticipated to experience significantly brighter periods with sporadic, dispersed precipitation throughout both days.
The Met Office added that the prognosis will remain unsettled following the long weekend, with low pressure predominating and heavy rainfall likely.
