Half of England in drought – London set for 28°C before Atlantic low brings 11 mm of rain. Will it be enough?

Half of England is in drought – including London and the West Midlands – after July saw just 7% of rain, with only 1% in the south. The Atlantic Low will advance this weekend, bringing 11mm to Edinburgh and finally reaching the south. Will it be enough? T

he Met Office warns there is “little sign of the widespread, sustained rainfall” needed to make a significant difference. But the Atlantic Low is campaigning hard. Its manifesto? “Rain for all, drought for none.” T

he Atlantic Low campaign video shows a low-pressure system over the pole and another in the western Atlantic, while high pressure near Spain and France dissipates by Thursday evening.B

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ain hits Scotland from the low overhead, while the Atlantic low approaches loaded with moisture. By the video’s end, the low will be near the south of Ireland – the source of rain for the rest of the UK arriving on Monday. B

obby – I hope he can swim.T

he Pre-Frontal Furnace – Heat Before the RainF

riday and Saturday will bring a brief return to settled conditions. High pressure (1022 hPa off SW England) will anchor over the realm, leaving London at 25°C, Birmingham at 22°C, and Cardiff at 20°C – all completely dry at 0.0 mm. Showers will linger across Northern Britain, with Glasgow seeing 4.8 mm and Edinburgh 3.1 mm.B

y Saturday, the high will slip east as an Atlantic Low (1007 hPa) approaches Western Ireland (video). The UK

Original Record.

This archived record authored by ‘Felipe Tornquist’ at ‘METEORED (Your Weather)’ was recovered from data set:

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