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Met Office warn ‘persistent rain’ on the way after month of torrential showers

BySpotted UK

Feb 1, 2024

The Met Office has predicted when heavy showers could return to Merseyside.

Liverpool was battered with wind and rain alerts last month as torrential weather arrived at the start of 2024. February has got off to a much less gloomy start as the region has seen dry and cloudy conditions today.

In the UK long range weather forecast, the Met Office has predicted rainfall could return to the region in the coming weeks. In its prediction for February 5 – 14, forecasters said: "Changeable conditions at first, with spells of mild, wet and windy weather punctuated by drier, cooler interludes.

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"The northwest is likely to see the heaviest and most frequent or most persistent rain, while the east, and especially southeast, will tend to be drier overall. Largely cloudy with the best of any sunshine in the east.

"There is a chance colder conditions could then start to feature slightly more widely during the second week of February, with increased chance of wintry weather across northern parts of the UK. Cloud and rain being pushed in from the Atlantic may well be forced to track further south across the south of the country where it may remain milder. However, confidence is fairly low in this period."

The short term forecast is more positive as the temperatures are set to get milder after a cold spell at the start of the year. The forecast for tomorrow said: "A cloudy day, and murky at times around coasts, with periods of rain and drizzle. A windy day, particularly along coasts and around hills. Milder than on Thursday. Maximum temperature 13 °C."

The prediction from Saturday – Monday added: "Often cloudy over the weekend and into Monday with outbreaks of rain and drizzle at times, mostly over hills, with occasional brighter interludes. Staying mild and often breezy."

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