Britain braces for one of the wettest summers on record as the Met Office 'warns the Government 50 days of rain is possible over holiday period' By Arthur Parashar Published: 00:44, 28 May 2024 | Updated: 01:04, 28 May 2024 e-mail 7 View comments Britain is bracing itself for one of the wettest summers on record - with forecasters predicting there could be at least 50 days of rain in just three months. The Government has reportedly been prepped by the Met Office to expect soggy conditions between June and the end of August, with wet weather 50 per cent more likely than average. The bleak forecast threatens to interrupt a number of summer events, including Wimbledon, the British Grand Prix, the Trooping of the Colour, Royal Ascot , Henley and music festivals such as Glastonbury.
If forecasters are correct, it could be the dampest summer since 1912 - when rain fell on 55 days across the summer season, The Sun reports. The Met Office long-range forecast said: 'The chances of a wetter-than-average period are higher than a drier-than-average one. People are seen wadding back to their homes in Wynyard, County Durham, on Bank Holiday Monday Members of the public shelter under umbrellas the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London last week 'Rainfall at this time of year has a greater risk of localised heavy downpours and thunderstorms.
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