Britain to finally see 'meaningful rain' but end to heatwave hell won't 'solve drought'

Some areas in the country will have the “first meaningful rain for a long time” this week, the Met Office said, after a summer of heatwaves and dry weather

Rosie Shead and Rebecca Speare-Cole, Press Association The UK will see showers over the coming days but the rain is “not going to solve the drought situation overnight”, a forecaster has said. Some areas in the country will have the “first meaningful rain for a long time” this week, the Met Office said, after a…

Remember when it used to rain in the UK? Us neither (Picture: Getty) The UK will see showers over the coming days, but the rain is ‘not going to solve the drought situation overnight’. Some areas in the country will have the first meaningful rain for a long time this week, the Met Office said, after a summer of heatwav

Some areas in the country will have the ‘first meaningful rain for a long time’, the Met Office said, after weeks of heatwaves.

Some areas in the country will have the ‘first meaningful rain for a long time’, the Met Office said, after weeks of heatwaves.

Rain in coming days won’t solve drought overnight, forecasters warn  lbc.co.uk

Rain in coming days won’t solve drought overnight – forecaster  itv.com

Parts of the country could see flooding in the coming days - with the Met Office saying "meaningful" rain is finally on the way in drought-hit areas.