After weeks of heavy rain across parts of the UK, conditions are set to improve for many areas this weekend, according to the latest from the Met Office.
More heavy showers will affect some parts during the rest of the week, but by Saturday most areas will see drier weather with any showers few and far between. Temperatures will reach the low 20s Celsius.
Sunday will see the improved weather continue for a large part of England and Wales, with mostly dry weather and bright or sunny spells expected.
Martin Young, Chief Forecaster at the Met Office, said: “As we move towards the weekend we will see a return to a more normal summer weather pattern for the UK. This will bring dry and bright conditions to southern parts over the weekend, and some much needed rainfall to the far north west of Scotland – where it has been exceptionally dry.”
Jet stream returning to ‘normal’ position
There has been a lot of talk about the position of the jet stream in relation to the recent wet weather, with this narrow band of fast flowing winds having been much further south than would be expected at this time of year.
Over the next few days, the jet stream is expected to move to its more usual position to the north of the UK, guiding rain-bearing low pressure systems from the Atlantic away from the country. This is why the Met Office expects to see a move to more normal summer conditions, with the south and east seeing the best of any drier and brighter conditions.