UK weather forecast: Britain lashed with torrential rain as temperatures plunge 10C in a week – and more is on the way

BRITAIN was lashed with torrential rain today as temperatures plunged 10C in a week - and the forecast has yet to improve.

Brits weary of the national lockdown woke up to a wet and windy Saturday.

Weeks of sunshine came to an end earlier this week as the mercury dropped - two days after Boris Johnson relaxed stringent lockdown restrictions.

The weather doesn't appear to be improving tomorrow either.

For much of eastern England and North Scotland there will be cool, drizzly rain.

Other parts may see some sunshine, but are still at risk from isolated showers.

Northern and eastern parts of the UK were the worst hit on Saturday before the weather front swept south.

Met Office forecasters have warned that there'll be "persistent rain" in some areas, with northern Scotland particularly badly affected.

The poor weather pushed into parts of Northern Ireland and central and southern Scotland before moving south in England and North Wales.

There were also heavy showers and thunderstorms from north east England, down to the Midlands and towards East Anglia.

The bad weather has arrived courtesy of an "unseasonably deep" low-pressure system will move south from Scandinavia.

It comes after the Prime Minister urged the public not to move gatherings indoors if it rains as it will flout new lockdown rules.

WILD WEATHER TO SET IN

Met Office forecaster John Griffiths said: "The weekend will begin wet for many, with the heaviest showers over northern and east England by lunchtime.

"London and the south east will also see dark clouds and torrential downpours in the afternoon, while parts Wales will be rainy for most of the day.

"There is a possibility of thunderstorms on the east coast of England by the early afternoon with strong gales hitting the area."

It comes after weeks of warm weather which saw people flock to parks and beaches to soak up some sunshine.

This is the first weekend since lockdown eased again - allowing people to meet in groups up to six in private gardens.

Last week, temperatures soared to almost 30C, with the Scottish Highlands recording the hottest day of the year so far at 28.3 C.

The Met Office recently confirmed that the UK had its sunniest spring since records began in 1929.

According to the forecaster, the country had more than 573 hours of sunshine between March 1 and May 27 this year, almost 20 hours more than 1948, which had previously held the record.