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UK to turn cooler with rain after exceptional heat and dry spell
Rain forecast to hit this week will be welcome for many
UK weather patterns are set to change, following a record-breaking summer of extreme heat and prolonged dry weather.
Wisley in Surrey has notched up 60 days with no recorded rainfall. Significant rain has been lacking elsewhere with most areas of England and Wales in drought.
There is some welcome rain forecast this week, though it's not likely to be significant or bring any change to the dry conditions.
It will also turn noticeably cooler in the coming days with temperatures falling below average across the UK.
Rainfall accumulation over the next five days shows a chance of some rainfall for most of the UK, though no significant amount in southern England
High pressure has been dominant this summer leading to hot and dry weather, particularly across England and Wales.
There's been no significant rain in southern England for around two months which has led water levels in our rivers and reservoirs to drop significantly. All of Wales and most of England are in drought.
However, through this week high pressure will be replaced by the influence of low pressure and more unsettled conditions.
Some light rain is likely on Monday, mostly across northern areas of the UK.