Met Office verdict on brutal end to summer as new weather maps show August washout

Parts of the UK are set to be blasted by rain on August 18, according to WX Charts (Image: WX Charts) The Met Office and independent weather experts have forecast a damp finish to August, as new maps predict a grim end to the summer. Despite a recent uptick in the weather , for many this summer has been something of a wash-out. And now, according to the national forecaster and founder of British Weather Services Jim Dale, Brits should prepare themselves for a wet and grey second half of this month, as the country edges towards Autumn.

Mr Dale told Express.co.uk that the inclement weather will arrive as early as the weekend for some.

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