The UK is braced for a 603-mile wall of wind and rain that will lash the country after sweeping in from the Atlantic Ocean. Newly released weather maps from WXCharts.com show the weather front lashing the country’s west coast from October 7, stretching the entire length of the country.
A Met Office forecast for the period October 3 to October 12 said: “This period could begin with some very disturbed weather for the British Isles, with a deep low probably passing to the North or North-west of the country. This means there is potential for very strong winds and some further heavy rain, especially, but exclusively for more northern areas. Into the following week, a broadly westerly type looks most likely, with further weather systems running in from the Atlantic.
“On balance, southern areas stand a better chance of seeing longer drier interludes.”
Weather across the Atlantic could have severe consequences for the UK, with the Met Office adding that attempts to predict the weather depend largely on cyclone activity hundreds of miles away.
They added: “Confidence in the details remains on the low side, owing to ongoing Atlantic tropical cyclone activity.
“Overall, temperatures probably fairly close to average by day and whilst some overnight frost cannot be ruled out, especially later in the period, nothing overly cold is signalled at this stage.”
By midday on Tuesday, October 7, rain will stretch from the northernmost point of Scotland to the English south coast, coming inland as far as Edinburgh, Manchester, and London.
Rain will be heaviest in Scotland and parts of Northern England, with as much as 1cm per hour falling in some parts.
The long wall of rain will then collapse, with he weather becoming more dispersed and patchy, with Wales and the south coast likely to be the worst affected.
The wet weather will follow a week of mixed fortunes for the UK.
Tomorrow Monday, September 29 the Met Office reports: “A bright start with plenty of sunny spells. The sunshine turning hazy through the morning with high cloud from the west, some rain in the northwest later. Temperatures around average.”
However, as the week progresses, weather will differ in the north and south, with some areas experiencing dry conditions and others seeing rain and wind.
The Met Office warns that from Tuesday, September 30 to Thursday, October 2: “A northwest-southeast split for much of next week, with rain and stronger winds at times in the former whilst plenty of dry weather prevailing for the latter. A little milder.”
