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When will it stop raining in the UK? Met Office reveals all
Plenty of regions in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have had a very wet start to the year.
January and early February have seen rain fall for most days in some parts of these countries, with the Met Office sharing that several observing sites recorded runs of 37 or more successive days with measurable rainfall.
As a result, it has got people questioning when the weather will improve.
It’s been another wet start to this week, but our weather pattern will slowly start to change to allow colder air to move in by the end of the week, meaning there is an increasing risk of snow across northern areas.
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When will it stop raining in the UK?
BBC Weather explains that the weather has been in a “blocked pattern” for weeks, which has been causing the current level of rainfall.
High pressure to the east has been diverting a series of rain-bearing weather fronts across the UK.
This will need to change to reduce the level of rainfall, and higher pressure is set to build across the UK later in the week.
It is expected that Thursday and Friday (February 12 and 13) will see drier and brighter conditions.
However, this is set to only be a brief reprieve as milder westerly winds from the Atlantic will likely deliver more wind and rain in the third week of the month.
Steven Keates, Deputy Chief Forecaster at the Met Office , explained: “In the near term, the unsettled theme is expected to continue, with further showers or longer spells of rain for most.
“We are likely to see the transition from wet and windy weather to colder, more settled conditions towards the end of the week, with Saturday (February 14) looking a fine day for many.
“But, this reprieve doesn’t last long, as the next set of Atlantic weather fronts looks set to move in from the west at the end of the weekend.”
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The Met Office has also shared that provision figures for the meteorological winter (December, January and February) show the UK has already had a significant proportion of its seasonal rainfall.
It says: “The UK has already reached 89% of its average winter rainfall, while England has already exceeded its seasonal average at 111%.”
Alongside that, Wales has had 94%, Northern Ireland has had 101%, and Scotland has had 69%.