Brits soaked as rain falls across the country – disrupting Wimbledon

Here come the downpours! Brits are soaked as rain falls across the country – after Met Office recorded hottest EVER June in the UK

• Met Office meteorologist Amy Bokota told fans to expect rain at the tournament 
• It comes after the UK witnessed the hottest June on record with baking sunshine
• Expected to be ‘wetter’ on Tuesday and unsettled conditions forecasted for July 

Wimbledon fans were hit with rain as scattered showers swept across Britain.

Met Office meteorologist Amy Bokota told fans to expect some rain in south-west London today and a ‘much wetter day’ on Tuesday.

But Thursday and Friday could bring better conditions for spectators, she said.

On Monday’s outlook, she said ‘the persistent rain that is lying over the very far north of Scotland is going to be lingering around through tomorrow morning and slowly starting to make its way further south, but incredibly slowly’.

She added: ‘And then there will just be isolated showers as we start tomorrow and there will be a little frontal wave that is going to be pushing across, sort of fringing Northern Ireland and going through parts of northern Wales and north England.

The Met Office predicts conditions will be ‘wetter’ Tuesday and the rest of July is forecasted to be unsettled

The forecast comes after the UK recorded the hottest June on record with dry and hot conditions for much of the country

‘And that will have a tail that crosses London as well, so while London and the Wimbledon area will probably start off with a nice bright start to the day, it will start to become a little cloudier and they’ll expect to see some rain from mid-afternoon, and then continuing towards the evening.

‘So becoming patchy through the evening but they’ll certainly be seeing some rain for a time at Wimbledon tomorrow.’

She said London will probably see highs of 21C or 22C on Tuesday, ‘and then further north probably into the high teens’.

She said Wimbledon-goers should ‘definitely pack an umbrella and a coat’ as ‘there is going to be rain through the afternoon period’.

‘I mean it will be quite showery in nature so it might be hit-and-miss but there is a more focused band that will be crossing through the afternoon, so there is a chance they might just see the edge of a lighter shower,’ she added.

Elsewhere on Monday, she said there will be ‘slightly lighter winds but still breezy’ with a few thunderstorms possible.

By Wednesday, the winds will be ‘steadily lightening as we head through the week’

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She added: ‘Probably parts of southern/northern Ireland and North West England, perhaps Yorkshire, might just see a few thunderstorms as well but, again, it should be moving through quite quickly so no major impact expected.’

Ms Bokota said ‘there’s a little bit of uncertainty as we head in towards Tuesday’, with another band of rain likely to move across the south of England.

‘So it does look like a much wetter day for Wimbledon and it could be a bit persistent and heavy at times,’ she said.

‘Certainly through the morning we’re likely to see some rain at Wimbledon and it’s just how quickly it clears through the afternoon.

‘Tuesday, still holding on to that risk of sunny spells and showers, so staying unsettled and fairly cool – close to average.

‘Kind of much the same really, just sunshine and showers further north, some of those could be more prolonged at times across parts of Scotland.’

By Wednesday, the winds will be ‘steadily lightening as we head through the week’.

She said it is ‘looking at the moment like Thursday is probably the better day of the week and Friday just might be staying dry in the South East as well, so they’ll probably be good days for Wimbledon’.

It comes after it was revealed that last month was officially the hottest June on record, the Met Office confirmed.

Provisional figures show the average mean temperature in the UK for June was 15.8°C – the highest it’s been since June 1940 and June 1976, when the average temperature was 14.9°C.

A rapid study by the Met Office found that these record-breaking temperatures were fuelled by climate change.

The Met predicted unsettled weather for the beginning of July.

The long range forecast said: ‘For the second half of July until early August, conditions will likely trend from generally unsettled to more settled, though still with scope for a few showers or thunderstorms.

‘Some hot spells are still possible, though in general temperatures should be around to rather above normal.’

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