The first week of September delivers a week of severe rain, gales, and thunderstorms, marking the end of Britain’s summer sun.
Autumn officially began today, marking the beginning of a gloomy month as the UK is expected to see severe rain and lightning over the next week.
In anticipation of Saturday’s inclement weather, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather alert for Northern Ireland and portions of Scotland.
However, when severe weather moves into the UK over the coming week, temperatures are also expected to drop precipitously from the balmy mid-twenties to the mid to high teens.
Highs of 18C and heavy rain are forecast for the north of the nation this weekend, while highs of 21C and light but continuous rain are possible for the south. From early next week, temperatures will decrease much further.
The whole nation is expected to experience floods during the next week as a result of the storm, according to the Met Office, which also warned that certain areas may get a month’s worth of rain.
This weekend, floods and “tricky travel conditions” are possible in certain “isolated sections” of the UK due to between 75 and 100 millimetres of rain falling in only 24 hours, according to Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon.
According to Mr. Dixon, this stands in stark contrast to the about 90mm of rain that falls on average in September in the UK.
According to him, isolated areas might see rain equivalent to up to a month’s worth in a short amount of time, while other regions of the nation would experience high winds and thunderstorms.
“On Saturday and Sunday, some places might get between 75 and 100mm of rain in a 24-hour period,” Mr. Dixon said.
Therefore, some locations may have very considerable rainfall, although the specifics are still being worked out. In the following days, we’ll be able to say that with greater assurance.
“These heavy rains are travelling slowly northward on Friday as they develop from the south; some northern parts of the UK may get high totals on Saturday.”
The Met Office has announced that Antoni, Betty, and Cillian will be the season’s first storms, so keep their names in mind during the next year.
Yesterday, the meteorological service released a list of 21 names for the impending storms that were chosen from suggestions made by the public.
Since 2015, the Met Office has yearly launched the Name Our Storms programme to increase public awareness of severe weather before it occurs.
The names Daisy, Glen, Khalid, and Owain for the 2022–2023 season were suggested by email. Meanwhile, Betty received more than 12,000 votes in a Twitter public poll, making her the winner.
A storm is designated when it has the potential to trigger an amber warning, which is defined by the probability of power outages, rail and road closures, and the possible danger to life, or a red alert, which indicates that the risk to life is “extremely likely” to occur.
“That unsettled trend persists into the weekend with some wind and rain early next week as well,” the forecast states.
Where those heavy showers do occur, there is a chance of some disruption, and with those greater levels of precipitation, I believe it is safe to state that there is a chance of some surface water flooding and difficult driving conditions.
Since a jet stream is expected to drench the bulk of the UK for at least a week, heavy rain is particularly predicted on Sunday.
The flood occurs when many kids in England and Wales return to school following the summer break.
After a summer in which most of the south of the UK had a drought declaration, the storms might offer a significant flood danger.
As a result, the soil has become harder and less permeable, making it more probable that water would flood the surface and damage roads and railroad tracks.
From Saturday on, Scotland is expected to see high gusts and heavy rain across the southwest of the nation. There may even be frost starting to form in certain areas of the Scottish Highlands as early as next Wednesday when temperatures drop to as low as 0C.
As the jet stream passes during the following week, Northern Ireland and the north of England will also see a protracted spell of heavy rain.
The Environment Agency, however, said that despite the downpours, it was still doubtful that it would be sufficient to rehydrate rivers depleted by this summer’s record-breaking drought.
Beginning of September expected to bring “areas of dense overcast and heavy or thundery bouts of rain or showers to several regions,” according to the Met Office.
“Any rainy spells might last longer than what has been typical lately.” In certain areas, there is a chance of gales as well as strong winds.
“Temperatures are forecast to be in the middle of the range, but they might change, particularly during prolonged periods of rain when it could be colder or during any sunlight when it will seem warmer.”
The rainfall is expected to slow down toward the conclusion of the period, making many regions a bit drier, while there may still be a risk of showers for many locations. The temperature will likely be average.
The west of the nation is expected to get the most rain during the next month, according to the Met Office’s long-range prediction, which also indicated that there is likely to be an east-west divide.