BRITS are about to be hit with two weeks of heavy rain and wind as the summer is set to end in a washout. It comes after the UK was hoping for a hot end to the year after months of lockdown. The Met Office is predicting a fortnight of “unsettled” weather for parts of […]
BRITS are about to be hit with two weeks of heavy rain and wind as the summer is set to end in a washout.
It comes after the UK was hoping for a hot end to the year after months of lockdown.
The Met Office is predicting a fortnight of “unsettled” weather for parts of the country, as across the pond a tropical storm will drench the US.
From September 14 to 28 Brits will see their last glimpses of summer this week, it is predicted.
After a particularly wet month for the UK, September is expected to be wetter and windier
Temperatures will also hover around 20 or the high teens.
Forecasters say it is due to an area of low pressure set to move in from Sunday.
This combined with the effects of Hurricane Ida in the US will see Brits bracing themselves for a miserable month ahead.
The tropical storm won’t hit the UK, but it’ll still make itself known as torrential downpours roll in.
Ida has caused devastation across swathes of America.
Hospitals are at breaking point in New Orleans, while the death toll is still climbing and a million people in Louisiana have been left without power.
Alex Burkill, a Met Office forecaster, said: “It’s fair to say the beginning of the month will be rather settled, with high pressure dominating.
“There will be drizzle and cloud in the east this week, but in the West, certain regions will certainly hit the low 20s and see glimpses of sunshine here and there.
This could be the last of the summery weather…with a prolonged spell of unsettled conditions and low pressure from Sunday
Alex Burkill
“However, this could perhaps be the last of the summery weather until the end of September, with a prolonged spell of unsettled conditions and low pressure from Sunday.”
Mr Burkill warned that September is likely to see “more rain and wind” than in August.
This month was wetter than average in parts of the South East and London.
He added: “The low-pressure, along with the increased tropical storm activity across the Atlantic will certainly give the month a more autumnal- feel than previous years.
“The temperature is likely to remain around the average for the year, perhaps dipping a bit cooler until the end of the month – when it may well get drier again.”
