BBC Weather forecaster, Carol Kirkwood, claimed the UK is bracing for heavy showers which will cover much of the country as rain moves in from the Atlantic. She added that there would be patches of dry weather in some areas but large areas in northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland will see significant rainfall on Tuesday. Temperatures will also remain relatively low in comparison to the weekend's temperatures which saw thermometers nudge towards 28C in the east of England.
The BBC Weather presenter began by saying: “There will be some persistent and heavy rain on the way.
“Some of us will already be seeing that rain that has been courtesy of an area of low pressure from the southwest.
“So it is wet across parts of southwest England, Wales and Northern Ireland with that rain continuing to move northeastwards through today.
“You can see from the lack of isobars not as windy as yesterday except for across the
