More wet weather is predicted to hit parts of the country this week as Britain’s sodden summer continues.

The wettest April to June on record, followed by more heavy rain so far this month, has caused widespread – and in some cases, repeated – flooding.

More showers are expected to dampen the nation’s spirits over the coming seven days with heavy, thundery rainstorms in the middle of the week, forecaster said.

 

Double the average rain fell during June while April was the wettest in records dating back more than a century to 1910
 

But the relentless rain that resulted in record-breaking weather conditions has vanished for now.

The slightly improving conditions have meant the Environment Agency (EA) now has a vastly reduced number of flood warnings and alerts.

They remain in place as drainage systems and river catchments struggle to come to terms with the record-breaking deluges that have left vast parts of the country saturated.

In the last 24 hours the EA has removed a total of 41 warnings and alerts across England.

But six flood warnings remain this morning – three in the Midlands, two in the Anglian region and one in the South West – and 33 flood alerts were in place.

Victoria Kettley, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the Press Association’s weather division, said much of the UK would see rain today and tomorrow but it would not be as heavy as recent weeks.

On Wednesday, northern England and southern Scotland could be hit by heavy, thundery showers with 30-40mm in some places.

Ms Kettley said: “Outbursts of rain will move eastwards across much of the UK and parts of northern Scotland throughout today.

“It should clear to leave a dry night for most but a warm front moving northwards will bring outbreaks of rain a drizzle to northern and eastern parts of Britain tomorrow.

“By Wednesday morning there will be heavy rain across much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England which will hang around for most of the day with some local thunderstorms.”

Rain and storms could also lash parts of the South on Wednesday and continue onto Thursday, Ms Kettley added. There should be some more steeled and dry conditions over the weekend.

Coral bookmakers has offered odds of 2/1 of rain falling in the Olympic Stadium during the men’s 100m final and 25/1 on adverse weather forcing the cancellation of a full day’s athletics.

Ladbrokes is offering odds of 6/4 that rain falls at the Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 27.

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