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UK: Britain set for torrential rains and thunderstorms

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

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Britain set for endless rain as ‘amplified’ jet stream plays havoc.  This high contest between low pressure to the west and high pressure to the east this week will steer squabbling weather fronts around the UK. Volatile warm air which fuelled Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend downpours will continue sweeping into Britain from the UK.

Western Britain is facing the worst of the rain while the east stands more chance of dodging the deluge.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said that they have a bit of a battle ground between low pressure out to the west and high pressure out to the east. The jet stream will be in a more amplified position, and this means that weather patterns are slower moving.

As we go through the week, we are likely to have a southerly flow of air which means temperatures will be around or above average, across eastern areas lots of dry and fine weather with a greater risk of rain in western areas. It comes after the nation celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in largely unbroken sunshine.

An unstable plume of air from France unleashed a torrent of thundery downpours during the final celebrations. UK will persist in thrusting volatile air plumes into Britain rocketing temperatures and stoking a simmering storm risk.

The Met Office issued an alert for rain across eastern regions last night and into the early hours of today. This is warned more than an inch of thundery rain could trigger localised floods, travel disruption and power cuts.

The Environment Agency issued four flood alerts with bulging rivers sparking warnings to avoid low-lying roads and footpaths.

A spokesman for the Tamworth region said that please avoid using low lying footpaths and bridges near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.

Long-range forecasters predict further stormy downpours through the start of June as the jet stream continues to wrestle the weather.

Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said that beyond the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend it settles down, but we are then waiting for the next thing, and that will come out of the west.

The jet stream looks like moving slightly southwards, and this will allow fronts to move in in from the Atlantic bringing more in the way of storm activity.

The chaotic forecasts have bookies switching between an early summer scorcher and June washout. Coral is offering 6-4 from 2-1 on the wettest June on record while Ladbrokes has 6-4 from 2-1 for record heat.

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