One major stretch of rain on July 19 (next Sunday) is forecast to reach from Cumbria in North West England to Northamptonshire in the East Midlands - a whopping 220 miles. Elsewhere, the East of England is also forecast to get downpours, with Suffolk predicted to get as much as 7.5mm/hr next Sunday. The Met Office has warned about the risk of thunderstoms from the middle of July, with more unsettled conditions potentially on the horizon.
Its forecast for July 15 to 24 reads: "High pressure to the northeast of the UK with low pressure over the Bay of Biscay starts the period with broadly settled weather for the north of the UK with a risk of thunderstorms into the south of the UK from France at times.
"Through the weekend potentially turning more unsettled from the south before more settled conditions arrive from the west. Uncertain into the next week as cloud and longer spells of rain threaten the NW and possibly running through the UK at times.
"Temperatures will be warm or very warm initially, perhaps hot at times in the southwest, likely easing to warm or near average over the weekend, though further hot spells possible especially in the south."
