UK Weather ‘Unsettled And Changeable’ Over Next Seven Days

More than 70mm of rain fell in Cumbria on Saturday as the country was struck by unseasonable heavy rain and strong winds.

The Met Office said the wettest part of the country was Spadeadam where 71.4mm fell on Saturday – compared to a monthly average of 82.4mm for August in the region.

Two weather warnings are still in force in the UK – one for rain in Cumbria and Lancashire where heavy rain is forecast and another covering southern Scotland and northern England which runs until 6pm on Sunday.

Metereologist Helen Roberts said: “It does look like remaining unsettled and changeable right through most of the next seven days.”

She added that strong winds on Saturday – which saw ferry passengers heading to Dover delayed by up to five hours owing to choppy seas – would be largely absent on Sunday, but rain and heavy showers were possible.