UK weather maps show 257-mile storm to smash into Britain-- 24 wettest areas

A 257-mile huge storm is all set to batter Britain with strong winds and heavy rains, bringing a bitter end to a 30C scorcher. Weather maps from WXCharts and experts suggest that unsettled conditions are likely to hit the UK in just a few days with a chance of a “new tropical storm” impacting the areas covering 257-miles from Truro to Birmingham.

The maps, prepared using MetDesk data, show that stormy conditions will begin to set in on September 2 around noon. The wet weather will first hit the regions around Plymouth. However, the huge storm will soon engulf the areas around Birmingham, causing weather chaos, the maps suggest.

According to the weather maps, areas around Plymouth could see rainfall uptp 52mm on September 2 and as we move ahead the rainy conditions will massively impact the towns and villages around Birmingham. The maps suggest that on September 2, areas around Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Stoke-on-Trent could see rainfall upto 42mm.

Jim Dale, founder of the British Weather Services, told The Express: “It would be from an Atlantic orientation - with that ocean becoming more ‘disturbed’ due to ex-hurricane Erin and a new tropical storm.

“Given the change of airstream Tuesday into Wednesday, I would not be surprised if heavyweight rain and strong winds were to become more of a feature. Exactly where remains to be seen.”

The Met Office’s long-range forecast between August 28 and September 6 also aligns with the weather maps as it suggests “heavy rain” and “windier weather”.

It reads: “Low pressure is expected to largely dominate through this period, bringing bands of rain or showers to most if not all parts from time to time.

“Some heavy rain is possible at times, especially in the west, but this possibly occurring more widely at times. Periods of windier weather are also likely.

“Confidence in the details remains on the low side, something not untypical at this time of year, largely due to the potential for further systems to develop in the tropical Atlantic, which can have profound knock-on effects on the weather patterns upstream of and over the UK.

“Temperatures should generally be around average, likely with some day to day oscillation, depending on sunshine amounts.”

List of the wettest areas:

Birmingham

Leicester

Derby

Peterborough

Hereford

Oxford

Luton

Swindon

Bristol

Bath

Reading

London

Slough

Crydon

Crawley

Ipswich

Southampton

Portmouth

Bournemouth

Exemouth

Brighton

Hastings

Peterborough

Truro