Brits are being warned to bring their brollies with them as the UK braces for a 600-mile long wall of rain set to soak the nation in the coming days, forecasters have said
Brits face a drenching as a massive band of rain is set to deluge the UK with no regions spared the downpour. People in the UK are being warned to bring their brollies with them as the weather is set to be wet and windy in the coming days.
An area of low pressure is expected to arrive in westerly areas of the country bringing wet weather to Cornwall, Devon and Somerset over Tuesday. Over the course of the day and into Wednesday the winds are set to strengthen, with another wall of low pressure arriving to blanket the UK in a band of rain hundreds of miles long.
Forecasters have warned of coastal gales in some areas with the band of rain moving east across the country, pushing out the warmer weather with the possibility of thunderstorms and hail in some parts.
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The Met Office warned of potentially dangerous conditions in coastal areas on Tuesday as winds start to pick up. Brits were warned to stay away from cliff edges and stay back from stormy seas in the worsening conditions, as waves can sweep you off your feet.
The Met Office has warned Brits to prepare for a wet week ahead, saying: “Wednesday will bring a broadly wet day for many, with areas of rain and showers gradually spreading east/north-east, perhaps turning heavy on some south facing hills in Scotland in particular.
“Things will remain fine ahead of this in the east at first though it will turn increasingly showery, with rain not arriving until after dark. Winds will pick up a notch and may be strong around Irish Sea coasts, with the risk of gales on exposed northwestern coasts and hills in the north.”
Weather maps from WXCharts.com show a massive band of rain pushing east across the UK over the course of Wednesday into Thursday night. The heaviest areas of rainfall are forecast to hit the west coast of Scotland and parts of Wales but these patches of intense rain will move east, drenching the east midlands and eastern Scotland on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
There will be no let up over the weekend as towards the end of the week forecasters have warned that a building area of low pressure off the coast of North America could make its way across the Atlantic bringing with it even more high winds and rain.
Some Meteorologists have questioned if we could see storm Amy (the first name of the new 2025/26 storm naming list) battering the UK at the weekend. We are keeping an eye on a deepening area of low-pressure which will develop over the North Atlantic during the coming days and might bring impactful weather to the UK, most likely on Sunday and Monday,” explained Deputy Chief Meteorologist Tom Crabtree.
“At present, it’s too early to say the precise impact this might have on the weather, but it’s likely to bring widespread heavy rain and strong winds, most probably to the north of the UK.”