Scotland is set to get drenched after torrential rain has been forecast within hours. The latest Met Office warning comes after a four-day amber heat warning with forecasters suggesting temperatures could reach 38C in parts of England this week.
But the Met Office maps also indicate that 21 areas across the UK, including Scotland, will see heavy rain fall today with up to 8mm forecast in the worst hit areas.
The weather agency’s maps for 12.45pm today show a large band of rain gripping almost the entirety of Scotland. The port city of Glasgow looks set to see the brunt of the miserable weather with 2mm of rain forecast per hour. Edinburgh, the Highlands, Stirling as well as Argyll and Bute will all see around 1mm of rain fall every hour, reports The Express.
Temperatures for Scotland will hover between 15C to 17C, a far cry from the 27C forecast for London and South Wales at midday today.
The band of rain will also cover parts of Northern Ireland with Antrim and Tyrone forecast 1mm of rain. By 7pm, the rain will have intensified, spreading across the South West and into the West Midlands.
Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Wiltshire will see a drenching with 4-8mm of rain forecast every hour. Meanwhile, Dorset will see the rainfall levels hover between 1-2mm.
Despite forecast rain, warm temperatures will persist in the South West with 27C forecast at 7pm. Cardiff will see the warmest weather in the country at this time with 29C forecast, while London will be just three degrees cooler.
Elsewhere, Manchester will see the mercury hit 27C whilst it will be 22C in Glasgow. The Met Office’s weather outlook for today reads: “The best of the sunshine will be across the southeast, where it will feel increasingly hot and humid.
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“Elsewhere, it will be rather cloudy, with a little showery rain possible at times, particularly across parts of Scotland and northern England.”
- Western Isles
- Highlands
- Argyll and Bute
- Perth and Kinross
- Stirling
- Clackmannanshire
- Fife
- Falkirk
- Dunbartonshire
- Glasgow
- Renfrewshire
- Inverclyde
- Ayrshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Antrim
- Tyrone
- Gloucestershire
- Worcestershire
- Wiltshire
- Dorset
- Shropshire
- Herefordshire
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