Storm forecast as UK battered by 397-mile rain deluge in hours - new weather maps

will be blasted by a massive 397-mile rain bomb in hours as the latest turn a rainbow colour, indicating the possibility of wet conditions on Tuesday, June 3. According to the WXCharts , unsettled conditions will hit areas from Edinburgh to Cardiff with the to around just six degrees Celsius.

The rain showers come as the Met Office revealed that the UK experienced one of its driest ever springs on record. According to the Met Office, England was particularly dry, experiencing its driest spring since 1893. Wales saw its sixth driest spring - but now weather forecasters are predicting a deluge to drench Britain in a matter of hours.

Rainfall up to 20-35mm could fall in many areas to the weather experts warning that the wet conditions are "coming in just six to nine hours". Areas around Northern Ireland, Scotland, Northern England through Wales and towards the southwest are likely to be majorly impacted by the rainy conditions on Tuesday.

Alex Burkill, a meteorologist with the Met Office, said: "In terms of rainfall total, we are looking at potentially 20 to 30 mm, maybe 35 mm in some places towards the northwest, and a large chunk of this coming in just six to nine hours, so as a result, there could be some impacts, particularly across western parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

"By early tomorrow morning, the weather front will be positioned over northern England, stretching through Wales and into the southwest, bringing widespread rain. Meanwhile, blustery showers will follow across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

"It's not just the rain to be wary of-strong gusts of wind are also expected."

According to the , a band of wind and rain will move steady east overnight, while blustery showers will sweep in from the north and west, with some becoming locally heavy. Winds will intensify, bringing coastal gales to these regions.

From Tuesday, rainy conditions will move across England during the morning, with blustery showers elsewhere, the has suggested. The weather is likely to remain windy, particularly in the north, and feeling cooler than recent days.

Jo Farrow, a meterologist with wrote in her blog: "An unseasonably deep low pressure will bring heavy rain from the west this evening.

"There will be strengthening southerly winds, with gales for exposed Scottish coasts as a spell of wet and windy weather passes over the UK tonight. It will be a blustery day on Tuesday with plenty of showers following as the main frontal rain takes its time to move over England by day."