UK storm maps show brutal Atlantic jet stream to unleash huge rain bomb over whole country

A powerful jet stream is set to sweep across the Atlantic and into the UK, bringing heavy rainfall this month. On August 26, weather maps from forecaster WXCharts show the entire nation covered in blue, indicating rain, with strong winds also predicted to hit. Net Weather TV shows a brutal Atlantic jet stream pushing across the UK later this month, bringing winds of up to 100mph.

The jet will drive a series of low-pressure systems into the country, with frequent bands of rain and heavy downpours expected. At 3am on August 26, the harshest part of the jet will hit southern and central England. Northern and western parts of the UK will also experience wet and windy conditions, as Scotland may see stormy spells between passing systems.

The powerful jet will not only bring in gale-force winds, but a huge rain bomb covering the nation. At 6am on August 27, the entire UK is set to see rainfall - while the south of England is predicted to initially see up to 1mm of rainfall per hour, with Southampton seeing the heaviest spells, weathermaps predict the north to face the brunt of the conditions.

Manchester and parts of Wales should brace for 2mm of rainfall per hour on this day, while Scotland will see up to 5mm. While Inverness is set for the heaviest spells of rain in the early hours, the entire country will see heavy precipitation and strong winds throughout the day.

At midday on August 27, the jet will bring wetter conditions to the entirety of south and east England. Stretching from Cornwall to London, to Manchester up to Wick, the huge band of rain will continue to batter the nation.

While the north west of England will see a drier break from the downpours at 12pm, Birmingham and surrounding areas will be hit with 2mm of rainfall per hour.

The Met Office's long range forecast also predicts a north to northeasterly airstream affecting much of the UK will hit the nation later this month, "leading to rather cool conditions in some northern and eastern areas".

"As a vigorous area of low pressure emerges into the North Atlantic by the following weekend, connected to what is currently Tropical Storm Erin, high pressure may re-build across the UK for a time, bringing widely fine and dry conditions and for some, an increase in temperatures, relative to the previous few days," the forecaster said.

Towards the final week of August, the Met Office added that the UK "may see Atlantic weather systems progress over the UK, with a small chance of widely wetter and windier weather developing, though there is much uncertainty in this aspect of the forecast".