Britons are enduring a weekend washout with heavy rain falling over a lot of the nation and temperatures 7C (45F) cooler than common for the time of yr.
The Met Workplace issued a warning for the worst-hit areas which withstand two inches (50mm) of rain in 12 hours – and there may even be thunderstorms tomorrow.
Play at Wimbledon is more likely to be disrupted by showers all through the day, whereas qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone can also be anticipated to be moist.
Circumstances all through the weekend will probably be changeable and unseasonably cool, with the jet stream firmly to the south of the UK and low strain in cost.
Motorists had been warned of inauspicious driving situations in components of Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands in the present day, the place a climate warning is in place till 10am.
A person goes out for a run amid torrential rain in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, this morning
A truck creates an enormous splash as it’s pushed by floodwater in Eton, Berkshire, in the present day
Rowers within the heavy rain at the beginning of the fifth day of the Henley Royal Regatta this morning
Temperatures in the present day are anticipated to be significantly under the typical for this time of yr
Meteorologists count on attainable flooding and journey disruption in an space overlaying Stonehaven, Aberdeen, Fraserborough, Banff, Elgin, Alness, Inverness and Aviemore.
Intense rain is predicted to fall throughout a 12-hour interval in a single day into this morning, inflicting floor water and spray on roads, earlier than the rain eases and turns into showery.
The Scottish Atmosphere Safety Company (Sepa) has issued 5 flood alerts for a lot of northern Scotland together with Aberdeenshire, Caithness and Easter Ross.
Houses and companies may very well be affected as river water ranges rise, whereas velocity restrictions had been imposed on some components of the ScotRail community on account of sturdy winds,
The gloomy forecast follows near-freezing temperatures in some rural areas of Scotland this week and the looks of a blanket of snow at Glen Coe.
Rain will lash a lot of the UK in the present day, with the Met Workplace posting this radar and satellite tv for pc at 7am
The Met Workplace has issued a extreme climate warning for rain in northern Scotland this morning
Met Workplace chief meteorologist Frank Saunders mentioned an space of ‘heavy and fairly persistent rain’ developed throughout components of North and North East Scotland final evening.
He added that this might flip showery this morning, however continued: ‘It’s attainable that 20 to 30mm of rain is more likely to fall fairly extensively in round 12 hours, however there may even be as much as 50mm in just a few areas.’
Elsewhere, in a single day a band of heavy rain moved northwards from South West England to central and japanese England, leading to moist roads and spray.
Additional heavy showers are additionally anticipated in components of northern and western Wales.
As soon as the in a single day rain clears, the forecast is for a typically unsettled and funky weekend, with nearly all areas anticipated to see showers – some probably heavy and thundery – in some unspecified time in the future.
A autos splashes by floodwater on a rustic street in Eton, Berkshire, this morning
Heavy rain in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, in the present day because the Henley Royal Regatta continues
Arrivals on the Henley Royal Regatta in Oxfordshire in the present day because the heavy rain continues
Staff on the Henley Royal Regatta attempt to absorb the water within the heavy rain this morning
Heavy rain in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, in the present day because the Henley Royal Regatta continues
Temperatures are typically anticipated to be under common for the time of yr, however could attain 19C (66F) in some areas throughout sunny spells.
Nonetheless London isn’t anticipated to get above 17C (63F) each in the present day and tomorrow.
Into subsequent week, Monday is more likely to carry additional changeable climate.
Nonetheless, there will probably be fewer showers with the heaviest ones confined to components of Scotland.
However thickening cloud and rain is more likely to arrive throughout south-western areas throughout the day, heralding extra extensively unsettled situations for many components.
Temperatures are once more almost certainly to be round, or a bit under common for the time of yr, however some hotter situations are attainable within the South East.
A autos splashes by floodwater on a rustic street in Eton, Berkshire, this morning
A abandoned regatta web site on wet Saturday morning in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, in the present day
Heavy rain in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, in the present day because the Henley Royal Regatta continues
Staff on the Henley Royal Regatta attempt to absorb the water within the heavy rain this morning
A autos splashes by floodwater on a rustic street in Eton, Berkshire, this morning
Rowers within the heavy rain at the beginning of the fifth day of the Henley Royal Regatta this morning
A abandoned regatta web site on wet Saturday morning in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, in the present day
It comes after the UK noticed much less rainfall than anticipated in June however the common temperature throughout the month was under 13C, regardless of the current mini-heatwave in some areas.
The Met Workplace mentioned 55.1mm of rain fell throughout the nation final month, 29 per cent lower than the long-term common, whereas Wales and England noticed round half of their anticipated common quantities.
However this didn’t appear to translate into extra typically hotter climate as the typical UK imply temperature for June was 12.9C, which was 0.4C under the long-term meteorological common.
The decrease June temperatures are in stark distinction to these seen the month prior, the place a mean temperature of 13.1C noticed the warmest Could in data courting again to 1884.
It additionally comes after the UK had its wettest spring since 1986 and the sixth wettest on document.
