New weather maps have predicted that a cocktail of stormy conditions will descend on the UK in April, with wind and rain expected to pick up over the next few days.
Parts of the country continue to reel from the effects of Storm Nelson, which felled trees and battered the coastline, killing one tourist who fell into the sea as wind speeds topped 70mph.
Britons won’t have much time to mend the ruffles left by the Spanish-named system, according to new charts, which suggest that more of the same rough weather looms on the horizon.
Beyond Easter, the latest maps from WXCharts show multiple near-non-stop bands of rain washing over the country.
The heavier rain, other maps show, will be complemented by similarly intense winds returning to the coast in the wake of Nelson.
After a soggy but comparatively calm end to March, WXCharts maps show heavier rain arriving from the west early in the morning on April 4.
The system will pour out between 3mm and 5mm of rain over Wales, with fewer totals of around 2mm falling over southwest England.
Once it rolls off the east coast in the afternoon, another will follow in the evening the next day, spreading across northern England and Wales, with similar totals of around 2.7mm per hour.
Vicious gusts of wind will accelerate around the same time between April 4 and 7, the maps suggest, with gusts approaching 65kph (40mph), above the 39mph gale threshold.
The gusts will come in waves, much like the rain, arriving between April 4 and 5 and again on April 7.
They look set to remain primarily in the south, on the east and west coasts, before abating in the following days.
The maps predict conditions several days in the future, meaning the forecast is subject to change, and they could end up being less intense.
The Met Office predicts in its long-range forecast that “unsettled” weather appears likely to persist between April 3 and 12.
The forecast states: “The ongoing unsettled spell of weather seems likely to continue through the first few weeks of April.
“Initially, the heaviest and most frequent spells of rain and showers are likely to be across southern parts of the UK, with drier, brighter and colder conditions dominating further north.
“However, by the end of next week all parts are likely to have some rain or showers. As this transition takes place in the north, some snow is possible for a time.
“Overall, temperatures near or above average, although rather cold with night frost, at first in the north. Often windy, especially in the south and west. Towards mid-month, the very unsettled weather may begin to ease, with some drier interludes probably developing.”
