London set for bank holiday washout with 12 hours of rain

Remember to bring your umbrella today (Picture: ALAMY LIVE NEWS)

UK weather has a cruel sense of humour, with Bank Holiday Monday set to end on a washout before getting sunny and warm – just in time for work.

Forecasters say it’ll easily reach 20°C in some parts of the country this week and will be even warmer than Corfu, Greece in other regions.

But until then, the UK will see on-and-off showers for about 12 hours.

Here is what you need to know.

What will the bank holiday weather in London be like?

London and much of the south will be especially hard hit, with rain reaching the capital at about 7.30am, according to the Met Office.

The national weather service’s meteorologist Craig Snell told the Evening Standard: ‘It’s going to be a bit of wet picture for London tomorrow especially south London and then into Kent and Sussex.

‘If you are an early bird you might get some brightness first thing tomorrow morning but don’t be deceived the rain will be on its way.’

The rain should reach the capital at about 7.30am, kicking off hours of on-and-off rain (Picture: Met Office)

Some parts of London and the South East will see up to 8mm of rain in a single hour today and as much as 30mm in the West Midlands.

The mercury in London will just about reach 14°C this afternoon while still raining – not exactly picnics and drinks in the park weather, that’s for sure.

The Met Office says: ‘Sunny spells and heavy showers will develop across most of the UK today, some of these heavy and slow-moving with the odd rumble of thunder.

‘Cloudier in the southeast with heavy and persistent rain. Feeling warm in any sunshine.’

Emphasis here on ‘any sunshine’ here. Weather officials add that the rain bucketing it down all day will ease by this evening and feel a little cooler.

Tomorrow, while the north will see a fair few clouds, sunny spells will ‘develop for most through the day’.

And we’ll finally see some warmth too. With highs of 19°C in the northeast and 17 and 18°C predicted for the south.

Northern Ireland and eastern Scotland will peak at 11°C.

However, there is a big silver lining – weather maps are turning orange and red later this week with sizzling highs of 25°C expected.

The Met Office says of Wednesday to Friday: ‘Largely fine and dry with variable amounts of cloud and some sunshine.

‘Rain will move into parts of Northern Ireland and northern Scotland on Wednesday. Rather warm in the sunshine.’

On Sunday, places not as warm as at least 15°C will be hard to come by.

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