![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/met-office-maps-reveal-exact-date-rain-to-soak-uk/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2_31st-1amJPG.jpg&description=New Met Office weather maps have offered Brits more disappointing news, as a huge new band of rain is expected to hit parts of the UK at the beginning of next week Brits have been warned to get out their umbrellas as the wet and miserable conditions are set to continue next week. The Met Office says there will be a new "band of organised rain" at the start on Monday before it begins to settle. The latest weather maps from the forecaster show that north west England will likely see the heaviest rain with up to 16mm falling per hour. In contrast, London and the south east of England are expected to experience lighter showers. It comes as this weekend brings a gloomier forecast of thunder and lightning, with further storms highlighted as a possibility for August. Forecasters explained a weather system drifting over the Atlantic could be the reason behind the miserable conditions. The summer has been a bleak one for Brits so far, with heavier downpours expected for some parts next week. It is believed Scotland and Northern Ireland will experience the worst of it on Saturday morning, while a massive band of rain will cover most of the British Isles. A Met Office spokesperson said: "The weekend weather will be dominated by an area of low pressure pushing into the north west of the UK on Saturday bringing a risk of heavy rain to Northern Ireland and north west Scotland for the start of the weekend. "These showers could at times include a risk of hail and thunder and strengthening winds. There is likely to be some rain or showers possible across the far South East of England for a time later in the day. "On Sunday the showers will again be heavy at times, and slow-moving with a continued risk of thunderstorms, especially for parts of Scotland. Rain or showers also expected to push into South West areas of England through the afternoon." Its long range forecast says: "August is likely to start generally unsettled, with showers and outbreaks of rain, these perhaps turning hea){kind=link}
New Met Office weather maps have offered Brits more disappointing news, as a huge new band of rain is expected to hit parts of the UK at the beginning of next week
Brits have been warned to get out their umbrellas as the wet and miserable conditions are set to continue next week.
The Met Office says there will be a new “band of organised rain” at the start on Monday before it begins to settle. The latest weather maps from the forecaster show that north west England will likely see the heaviest rain with up to 16mm falling per hour. In contrast, London and the south east of England are expected to experience lighter showers.
It comes as this weekend brings a gloomier forecast of thunder and lightning, with further storms highlighted as a possibility for August.
Forecasters explained a weather system drifting over the Atlantic could be the reason behind the miserable conditions. The summer has been a bleak one for Brits so far, with heavier downpours expected for some parts next week. It is believed Scotland and Northern Ireland will experience the worst of it on Saturday morning, while a massive band of rain will cover most of the British Isles.