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UK weather forecast – Heatwave scorcher comes to an end as temperatures drop before days of heavy rain and thunderstorms
RAINFALL will put a stop to the recent May heatwave with temperatures plummeting across the UK.
Showers are set to dampen the sunny weather today, with rain across South East England this morning.
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The Met Office predicted "showery and unsettled" conditions for the next five days.
The country should expect a breezy and cooler Friday with risk of heavier rain in the West.
Temperatures will stay between 11C in the North, rising to the mid-teens elsewhere and reaching 16C in London this afternoon.
But tonight will feel even breezier and chillier, while West Scotland in particular will face persistent showers.
The cooler climate comes after days of scorching sunshine, including the hottest day of the year so far.
Tuesday topped the temperature charts, with the mercury hitting a balmy 27.5C in Heathrow during the afternoon.
It meant the weather was better here than in holiday hotspot Santorini, where it reached only 26C.
But the heat was followed by grey skies and overnight downpours for many.
Heading into this weekend, the UK can expect some rainy weather - from oubreaks of drizzle to full blown thunder and lightning going into next week.
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Saturday will most likely be drier and brighter than today, feeling slightly warmer with highs of 18C in some areas.
However, thick clouds will move into western areas bringing rain to the Northwest later.
From Sunday onwards, Brits will experienced unsettled bouts of both showers and sunny spells.
There will be wind in the North, although temperatures remain mild and might even reach 20C again on Sunday afternoon.
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There is even a possibility of "blood rain" this week as rain clouds mix with red-coloured dust.
The phenomenon occurs when dust particles from the Sahara are absorbed by clouds moving towards the UK and fall as rain that looks like blood.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Weather's going to be a bit more unsettled over the next week.
"This weekend you'll see some rain today, some of the heavy rain moving eastwards across England and the North of the country having showers later.
"The overall picture is for showers with some dry spells, but most people are going to see a bit of rain this weekend.
"Most of that rain will be in the West tomorrow and in the Northwest in the evening.
"It will probably stay relatively fine in the South and East of the country and then on Sunday another front will be bringing showers across from the West.
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"Some of these might be thundery perhaps in the Southeast corner and maybe up in the Northwest, with most places feeling cooler particularly going into next week.
"Generally things are cooling off and we'll be seeing a series of weather fronts being brought in from the Atlantic by quite a strong jet stream over the next week."
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