London braced for eight days of rain starting next week

Summarised from MyLondon's report · Updated 17 Oct, 15:14 · Archive

London is forecast to experience at least eight days of continuous rain beginning on Tuesday, 20 October.

BBC Weather is predicting rain will arrive in London on Tuesday, 20 October, beginning with drizzle before 12 hours of light rainfall from 7am. Temperatures are expected to reach 15°C. Wednesday and Thursday will bring similar conditions, though some sunshine may break through on Thursday. Rain will continue through Friday and Saturday morning, changing to showers in the afternoon before falling continuously on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday will see similar patterns with temperatures rising to 17°C, before conditions finally improve on Wednesday morning with intervals of sun.

The Met Office's forecast differs significantly, predicting just two days of rain for the following week, on 23 and 25 October, with a mix of heavy, light and showery conditions.

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