Britain could be set for a storm in the coming days as new weather maps warn of heavy rainfall and wind.
Despite officially entering British summer time, the weather is yet to match the name with concerning weather systems showing up on new maps.
April 6 is set to bring heavy rainfall across parts of the UK, continuing until April 9 with changeable conditions throughout.
Bright red deep colours on maps for April 9 show this day will likely see some of the heaviest downpours.
The conveyor belt of weather coming from the Atlantic is driven by the Jet Stream, the fast body of air blowing west to east that travels between five to seven miles above the ground.
According to the maps, April 6 will see downpours hit Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and north England. Manchester and Newcastle will be some of the worst hit in England, while all of Scotland will experience rainfall.
April 8 will see rain clear for Scotland, but will hit London and the midlands throughout the night, as well as other parts of southern England including Cornwall and Devon.
But April 9 will bring the most rainfall, hitting the majority of the UK with up to 10mm of rainfall per hour in Wales. London, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle will also see rainfall on this day.
The Jet Stream is our dominant weather system and is responsible for Britain’s prevailing mild, wet and windy conditions.
Friday 5 Apr – Sunday 14 Apr
The ongoing unsettled spell of weather seems likely to continue into this period with little sign of any dramatic change. Areas of rain are likely to become more widespread across the UK through the first few days of the period, with western hills likely to see the largest rainfall totals. Probably widely windy, with a risk of spells of gales, or even severe gales at first in the exposed west and south. Over the following week, there may be trend towards slightly longer spells of more settled weather from the south-east, pushing the focus of most frequent rain towards the northwest. Whilst possibly cold in the extreme north at first, above average temperatures, albeit tempered by cloud and rain, will prevail overall.
Monday 15 Apr – Monday 29 Apr
Through mid to late April, there is no strong signal for any one particular weather pattern to dominate over another. As such, further rain and showers are likely at times, but there is also a reasonable chance of some drier and sunnier spells of weather. Temperatures most likely near or a little above normal for the period as a whole.
