Heavy showers at weekend could match May's total rainfall

5 June 2025, 19:01 | Updated: 5 June 2025, 22:26

England could face almost as much rainfall in a few hours on Saturday as it had for the whole of May, according to the Met Office.

Forecasters said around 30mm of rain could fall in just three hours in southern parts of the UK, with hail and thunder possible.

Up to 50mm of rain could fall over the course of the day.

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Met Office data shows England had 32.8mm of rain last month, almost half the month's usual average.

It has forecast heavier and more frequent showers on Saturday, as well as some unseasonably strong winds in coastal areas, with a risk of surface-water flooding.

Sunday seems like it will be drier, before more rain in northern England on Monday.

Meteorologist Honor Criswick said low pressure was behind the wet weather.

"At the north of the country this brings in a north-westerly wind, so gradually drags in frontal systems out from the west and south-west, and that leads to some pretty changeable and wet weather at times," she said.

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'Changeable' weather ahead

The weather for the rest of the week will be "changeable", Met Office spokesperson Andrea Bishiop said.

"Generally the theme is the continuation of something a bit cooler, a bit breezy at times, and a bit wet at times too," she said.

"We are keeping an eye on a new front which looks like it will move in on Friday night, bringing rain which could be heavy, and possibly thundery at times on Saturday.

"Rainfall totals of 20-30mm are likely in places and, at present, this looks like it will affect the southern half of the UK. We are keeping a close eye on this to see how it evolves over the next 24 hours or so."

Next week temperatures are forecast to rise above average for the time of year, with highs of 25C in London and 23C in Manchester next Wednesday.

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