If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s never get used to the weather.
After weeks of sunny and warm spells, it’s all gone a bit grey again with heavy and thundery showers recorded in parts of the country yesterday.
And there were even Met Office warnings suggesting the south east could’ve been hit by a funnel cloud or tornado.
While we’ve yet to see official reports of these weather phenomenons taking hold, the Met Office has given its verdict if we’ll see them over the bank holiday weekend.
Is a tornado forecast for this bank holiday weekend?
The short answer is no.
A spokesperson for the Met Office told Metro: ‘There is a change coming in the UK weather this weekend, with more mobility from the west bringing fresher conditions, as well as rain and some windy weather.
‘This means the chance of any funnel cloud or small scale tornadoes diminishes, so no risk over the bank holiday weekend.’
How common are tornadoes in the UK?
According to the Met Office, around 30 tornadoes are recorded in the UK each year.
These tend to be small and short-lived, but they can cause structural damage if they pass over built-up areas.
Tornadoes can occur across the world,d but they are most common across North America.
‘Tornado Valley’ in the centre of the US is most prone to violent and large tornadoes.
These are caused when warm air from the Gulf of Mexico meets cold air from Canada which form powerful storms called supercells and when the conditions are right tornadoes are formed.
What is the weather forecast for this weekend?
David Oliver from the Met Office explained that the high pressure will move away eastwards this weekend.
He said: ‘These will bring rain and windier conditions from the west later Friday, which will spread across the whole of the UK on Saturday. Some heavy rain is expected, especially in the northwest later on Saturday when winds will also strengthen, bringing a risk of coastal gales in the north.
‘These strong winds will continue on Sunday as an area of low pressure passes the northwest of the UK.
‘Blustery showers are expected on Sunday, which will be heaviest and most frequent in the northwest.’
While it is expected to be windy, on the plus side, temperatures will be broadly average for the time of year, around 18°C to 20°C across the country.
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