More Wet Weather Set To Batter UK

More rain is set for the UK with the wet and windy spell set to continue well into next week, according to forecasters.

Waterproofs and brollies have been a more common site than buckets and spades this August, and it seems there is no immediate respite ahead. Forecasters are expecting nearly two inches of rain across the south on Wednesday.

Billy Payne, a forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "Unfortunately, there is no break in the weather.

"There will be outbreaks of rain tomorrow spreading from the South West and covering much of England and Wales.

"The rain will be heavy and persistent with the southern counties most at risk. Some places could see as much as one or two inches of rain falling."

Cornwall, where new father and Prime Minister David Cameron is holidaying, and its neighbouring county Devon are expected to bear the brunt of the wet weather.

The best conditions will be in Scotland, where the occasional sunny spell will break through the rainclouds.

Temperatures are slightly below average for this time of year, with highs of 19C expected in London and 17C in Glasgow.