Brits brace for wicked weekend bringing -6C chilling freeze and torrential downpours
dailystar.co.ukweather forecasters have warned that severe downpours are set to take full force across the country. Flood warnings are currently in place ahead of a horrendous storm set to drench many, relating to the River Waveney from Ellingham to Breydon Water and the River Yare from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water.Much of Britain is expected to see downpours of seven millimetres on Saturday, with a lashing from the coast of Wales to Kent covering areas like Birmingham and London.According to WX Charts, sub-zero temperatures are also set to loom onto parts of the UK, with the mercury plummeting as low as -6C in Northern regions.
A spokesperson from the UK's national weather service, the Met Office said: "Wintry showers are possible in the far north of the UK, where temperatures remain rather cold."Throughout the remaining week and beyond, unsettled weather is likely to continue.
Frequent showers and longer spells of rain are likely for most, with a risk of snow."Wind gusts of up to 62km/h are also expected in central regions entering the weekend before worsening to 75km/h over much of northern England and Scotland.Tony Zartman, AccuWeather forecaster, added: "We will have to watch a strengthening storm moving off the Atlantic Ocean and across southern England later Sunday and Sunday night."While it will bring a rainy period to Wales and southern England, it will also bring the potential for damaging wind gusts of 50-60mph (80-100k/h) across extreme southern England."According to WX Charts, parts of the North East can expect a whopping seven millimetres of rain on Saturday, with eight millimetres likely for those getting wet on Sunday.They also suggest that following a weekend where Britain soaks in downpours, snow will return to.
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