Met Office pinpoints 10 days when 'thunderstorms and hail' could batter Brits

Things are about to change following a baking Bank Holiday weekend with a ten-day spell of rain and thunderstorms predicted.

It is likely to be a soggy end to the summer with September on the horizon and the Met Office say the final days of August will won't be bathed in sunshine. With light rain expected over the coming days, prolonged and heavy showers are ahead for many from this weekend.

The unsettled spell will stick around until September 8 as Brits are bracing with forecasters saying hail is possible. Temperatures aren't expected to dip as we head into Autumn but we've said goodbye to the sunny conditions for a while at least.

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The forecast, which runs from Saturday 30 August to Monday 8 September, reads: "Changeable and unsettled weather conditions are expected across the UK during this period with low pressure systems tending to dominate the overall pattern.

"This will mean showers or longer spells of rain will affect the majority of the UK at times. Some heavy rain or showers are expected in places, most often in the west, although with a risk some of this could spread to other areas at times.

"Thunderstorms and hail are also possible, as are some spells of strong winds if any deep areas of low pressure form in the vicinity of the UK. Some short-lived spells of drier weather are likely between systems. Temperatures will likely be close to average, but may rise above at times in any drier, sunnier spells."

It comes as storm maps show a huge 450-mile rain bomb is set to hit large parts of the UK as the country experiences unsettled conditions following the warm Bank Holiday weekend. According to forecasts from WXCharts, which uses MetDesk data, the rain will hit almost the whole country by midday on September 3.

Maps show rainfall will be stretching more than 450 miles from as far south as Plymouth and Southampton, up through Wales, the Midlands, Manchester, and into the north of Scotland.

Worcestershire, Birmingham, Stoke and parts of Greater Manchester are expected to be the worst affected areas, with rainfall totals of up to 5mm to 7mm in some areas. A Netweather map shows the rainfall is expected to continue into the afternoon, with the heaviest showers likely around 3pm, bringing up to 7mm of rain.

The map highlights concentrated downpours across the Midlands, Northern England, and Yorkshire, including areas such as East Yorkshire and Leeds, the Express reports. It comes as the Met Office also said rain is likely, with the long-range forecast from August 30 to September 8 predicting "changeable and unsettled weather conditions" across the country.

Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said: "It's going to become breezy, and we'll see a band of rain pushing eastwards across the UK tonight, clearing east and south-east England tomorrow morning. So the first significant rain for many areas for some time.

"Thereafter, it stays more unsettled for the rest of the coming week, with showers, or longer spells of rain, temperatures returning to average and breezy at times as well." Mr Petagna said he did not expect any weather warnings to be issued during the coming week.

This week's forecast Tuesday:

Outbreaks of showery rain will gradually clear eastwards to leave a mix of sunshine and scattered showers. Showers heaviest and most widespread in the northwest, where breezy. Cooler for most.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Low pressure will dominate the weather for the remainder of the week bringing showers or longer spells of rain. It often looks breezy too. Temperatures closer to the seasonal average.