{"id":1706,"date":"2025-07-15T08:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/1706\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T08:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:05:04","slug":"uk-weather-maps-show-england-and-wales-disappear-under-huge-486-mile-storm-weather-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/1706\/","title":{"rendered":"UK weather maps show England and Wales \u2018disappear\u2019 under huge 486-mile storm | Weather | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parts of Britain<\/a> are likely to be blasted by a massive 486-mile rain storm<\/a> just as Brits were getting used to non-stop sun. The latest weather maps<\/a> have turned blue, indicating the possibility of unsettled conditions on Tuesday, July 15.<\/p>\n

According to the maps from WXCharts, the storm conditions will hit areas from Edinburgh to Plymouth – 486 miles – with temperature levels oscillating between 14C and 15C in most parts of the country. The switch in the weather comes days after the UK experienced its third heatwave<\/a> over the weekend, with the temperatures soaring to 33C in some areas.<\/a><\/p>\n

Meteorologists predict that today, Monday, July 14, will bring lingering warmth to central and eastern England, with temperatures likely reaching between 25C and 26C. East Anglia and the south-east may experience even hotter conditions, potentially climbing to 30C. Meanwhile, cooler weather is anticipated elsewhere across the UK, where temperatures are expected to range from 18C to 22C.<\/p>\n

The Met Office<\/a> explained that a band of rain will sweep eastward today, giving way to heavy and patchy showers later on Tuesday. Breezy conditions are expected for most areas, especially in the south, bringing a crisp and refreshing feel to the air.<\/p>\n

The dramatic weather comes as the Met Office warned that the UK is breaking heat<\/a> and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Agency experts said that the UK\u2019s climate is \u201cnotably different\u201d from just a few decades ago. Mike Kendon, Met Office<\/a> climate scientist and lead author of the report, said: \u201cIt\u2019s the extremes of temperature and rainfall that is changing the most, and that\u2019s of profound concern, and that\u2019s going to continue in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report spotlighted the UK’s extreme weather patterns in 2024, noting that it was the second warmest February, the warmest May and spring, and among the top five warmest Decembers and winters since records began in 1884.<\/p>\n

The Met Office<\/a> has indicated that several of these records have already been overtaken in 2025, reinforcing concerns about a growing trend toward more frequent and intense climate events.<\/p>\n

Currently, the UK is experiencing its third heatwave of the summer, with unusually high temperatures spreading beyond southern England into Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.<\/p>\n

Last week, Yorkshire introduced the first hosepipe ban of the year following England\u2019s hottest June on record, which came after the driest and sunniest spring in over a century. In June, the Environment Agency officially declared drought conditions in Yorkshire and the northwest of England, and further additions to the drought list are anticipated when the National Drought Group convenes tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Parts of Britain are likely to be blasted by a massive 486-mile rain storm just as Brits were…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1707,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1309,59,57,58,1044,50,56,1314,1313,1312,1316,1317,1315,1018,1311,54,55,1052,1310],"class_list":["post-1706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-cold-weather","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-met-office","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-uk-cold-weather-more","tag-uk-cold-weather-warning-latest","tag-uk-cold-weather-warnings","tag-uk-met-office-latest","tag-uk-met-office-storm","tag-uk-met-office-weather-forecast","tag-uk-weather","tag-uk-weather-warnings","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-weather-maps","tag-weather-warnings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}