New weather maps show 612-mile storm battering UK in days - 45 worst hit areas listed
New weather maps show a huge sheet of heavy rain sweeping over much of the UK, with a large chunk of the country badly hit. The country has experienced a particularly dry and warm summer, with temperatures soaring above 30C at times and drought warnings put in place. However, the weather appears to be on the way as weather maps show as much as 5 millimetres per hour in places like Cornwall, Northern Ireland and Northern Wales to be the worst hit.
The map shows rain arriving from the Atlantic on Friday, August 29 and covering much of the country. It covers almost the entire island of Ireland before it moves over to the UK, stretching from Scotland down to the south of England. The latest maps from WXCharts show where the worst-hit areas will be, and they are dotted around the country, with some spots turning red with heavy downpours to be expected.
The worst hit areas, according to WXCharts' latest maps, will be:
England:
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Somerset
- Dorset
- Bristol
- Gloucester
- Wiltshire
- Hampshire
- Berkshire
- Oxfordshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Greater London
- Surrey
- Hertfordshire
- Bedfordshire
- Northamptonshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Warwickshire
- Herefordshire
- Wostershire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Cheshire
- Merseyside
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire
Wales:
- Monmouthshire
- Newport
- Torfaen
- Cardiff
- Caerphilly
- Blaenau Gwent
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- The Vale of Glamorgan
- Bridgend
- North Port Talbot
- Swansea
Scotland:
- Dumbartonshire
- Argyll
- Inverness-shire
- Sutherland
Northern Ireland:
- Fermanagh
- Tyron
- Derry/Londonderry
Strong winds will also be felt in parts of the country, particularly in Cornwall and Devon, the majority of Wales, much of Scotland and the entirety of Northern Ireland. Winds will reach as fast as 75 kilometres per hour, with Northern Ireland set to be the windiest area.
The forecast predicts that high pressure will be eroded by low pressure brought in from the west towards the end of August, resulting in more changeable conditions with spells of rain through the remainder of the week and the following weekend. However, temperatures will likely be above average to start, with a trend towards average temperatures to follow.
The Met Office says changeable weather looks more "likely" moving into September. The forecast reads: "There will be the potential for periods of stronger winds at times as well. Whether this takes the form of further low pressure systems running in from the Atlantic or a more slowly evolving weather pattern with the potential for heavy showers is less clear."