The Met Office has issued forecasts indicating that intense rainfall will move southwards across substantial parts of the UK on Tuesday, with Scotland expected to experience the heaviest downpours. Flood alerts remain in place in England, including for the River Maun in Nottinghamshire and the River Salwarpe in Worcestershire, following a weekend of wet weather.
Meteorological charts released by the Met Office reveal a belt of precipitation sweeping through the nation, bringing additional hardship to areas already affected by downpours over the weekend. Weather experts are anxious about the incoming system of low pressure, which is set to bring a band of rain that will sink southwards during the day.
Flooding aftermath in Birmingham
Sections of Birmingham suffered flooding last week following the first substantial rainfall in numerous weeks. Residents in the Perry Barr and Great Barr neighbourhoods are continuing their recovery efforts today following the storms. The weekend's showers added further rainfall, with over 32mm descending across Perth and Kinross in Scotland on Sunday, representing nearly half the typical rainfall for an entire August.
Temperatures reached 24.6C in portions of the Southeast of England on Sunday, though readings are anticipated to fall on Tuesday. Most of the nation will see 20C, with cooler conditions in locations likely to experience the heaviest rainfall.
Wednesday outlook and cold front
Meanwhile, the Express reports that Wednesday morning will see wet conditions too, particularly throughout Northern Ireland and sections of west Wales. The meteorological charts show a blue tint for much of Scotland, which will endure the worst of Tuesday's precipitation, according to the Mirror.
The Met Office's Tuesday outlook states: "Dry and settled across much of England and Wales, with variable amounts of cloud. Cloudier elsewhere, with a band of rain affecting Scotland, which will sink southwards during the day."
Kathryn Chalk, meteorologist with the Met Office, said: "To end Monday, the showers will soon start easing and fading away as we end at the night. So clear spell developing across England and Wales, across Scotland, showery outbreaks of rain moving through, similar picture across Northern Ireland as well. And here, temperatures around 14 or 15 degrees."
Temperature drops and expert analysis
"Somewhat fresher across England and Wales, lows of 11 or 12. That leads to a bright start, though, across England and Wales into Tuesday. But across Scotland, that's where we have this front, sinking its way south and eastwards. So bring some heavier spells of rain, and that just stalls to bring a focus for rain across a central part of Scotland, Northern Ireland, seeing a few showers, but mixed in with some sunny spells, a similar picture towards the west, best of the dry weather, towards the far east. Temperatures up at around 23 degrees in the southeast, but cooler behind this front are only 15 degrees in the far north of Scotland," Chalk added.
Meteorologist Nick Finnis from Netweather.tv wrote in his weather blog: "Cloud thickening across western Scotland and Northern Ireland tonight, bringing some showery rain, otherwise, most places becoming dry with clear spells. Tuesday will be mostly dry and settled with variable amounts of cloud across England and Wales. However, a band of rain along a cold front, locally heavy and persistent, will sink southwards across Scotland throughout the day, while Northern Ireland will see showers."
Finnis added: "Temperatures similar to today, 15-19C for Scotland and Northern Ireland, 20-22C across England and Wales." The cold front is expected to bring locally heavy and persistent rain across Scotland, with the rest of the UK seeing drier conditions and variable cloud.
