UK weather forecast: Wet, windy and ‘disappointingly cool’ as temperatures plummet after heatwave

Outbreaks of rain and gusty winds to drench country

Following last week’s heatwave, the weather across the UK has made a turn into the opposite direction with much lower temperatures, showers of rain and wind to dominate this week.

A yellow rain warning put in place by the Met Office on Sunday morning will remain in place until 3pm on Monday, covering a huge swathe of the west of Scotland and northern England and Northern Ireland.

The Environment Agency has issued one red flood warning for the Keswick Campsite area in the Lake District, where the level to the Derwentwater River is expected to rise until mid-afternoon on Monday.

Heavy, persistent rain is expected in these areas, which may lead to “flooding of a few homes and businesses” and disruption to journeys. Showers may turn thundery in eastern Scotland.

Northern and central areas will see the wet weather ease, but conditions will stay windy and “disappointingly cool”, said the Met Office. Temperatures will struggle to reach the high teens, expected to peak at just 19C in London

Gusty winds today are expected to reach speeds of 35-40 mph, but will ease slowly throughout the week.

A weather front moving up from the English Channel will lead to outbreaks of rain across southern England on Tuesday, but things may become brighter later in the day and temperatures will be a touch warmer.

It will be mostly cloudy elsewhere and scattered showers are expected, perhaps heavier in eastern Scotland.

Rain and wind will become more settled by Wednesday, although it will still be generally cloudy and a few showers may fall, becoming heavy in the afternoon. Conditions are expected to brighten up in the south and west later in the day.