Thundery showers are expected across much of England on Sunday, as the 23C highs of Saturday already seem like a distant memory as we hurtle towards autumnal October
Parts of the UK are set to be drenched by 12 hours of heavy rain on Sunday as the weekend ends in an almighty washout for many.
The Met Office has issued an advisory that is yellow for most of England. This means that transportation could be disrupted and flooding may occur.
The country’s east will be hardest affected by the downpours. This includes Newcastle upon Tyne, in the north, and Brighton, in the south.
Heavy showers will begin around noon and last until midnight, before subsiding early Monday.
While temperatures will be in the teens, other parts of the country will experience drier conditions.
It’s a far cry from Saturday, which saw dry and sunny conditions in much of the UK with Brits enjoying an Indian summer high of 23C in some areas.
The forecast for next week is not looking good. It’s expected that conditions will get more unpredictable as the week goes by.
A Met Office spokesman said: “There is a fair amount of rain in the forecast. A bright start to Sunday morning, especially the further east you are.
“But it’s not going to stay like that with rain moving eastwards during the course of the morning and the afternoon.
“That rain will become heavy in the early afternoon across many eastern areas.
“On Saturday, temperatures are usually a bit lower than on Saturday. Highs in the south will reach 18 to 19 degrees.
“On Sunday evening that rain will continue to affect many in the east, brightening up from the west as drier weather moves in.
“Monday is a day when the weekend showers have subsided. Tuesday and Wednesday will be sunny and dry, but it will become more stormy later in the week.
MET OFFICE OUTLOOK
Sunday:
Bands of cloud and patchy rain edging east, with heavy, perhaps thundery, downpours likely across parts of eastern England later.
It should become dryer and brighter further west.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Showers in places Monday, but most areas dry with sunny spells.
It was mostly dry and fine Tuesday, with a few showers spreading southeastward Wednesday.
Strong winds may occasionally blow in the north.