Rainfall that could last 89 continuous hours has been forecast for Bristol by BBC Weather next week. This includes up to ten hours of continuous thunderstorms across the city on Monday, September 5 as well.
Starting from 3am on Sunday, September 4, the BBC forecast predicts rain lasting until 7pm on Wednesday, September 7. However, it doesn't stop there with further rainfall forecast for Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9.
During the deluge are 16 hours of thunderstorms, ten of which are forecasted across the entirety of Monday, September 5 - the day most children return to school properly.
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Temperatures are still to remain fairly mild and range from highs of 23 degrees to 19 degrees across the week of much-needed rainfall. It coincides with two Atlantic storm systems that look set to bring heavy rain and thundery weather.
The Met Office South West England forecast for this week says that the weather in our region will be mostly dry and sunny, with things turning "wetter and windier" into the weekend, particularly on Saturday. Then, the beginning of September will see 'thick cloud and heavy or thundery periods of rain or showers to many places'.
The forecast comes just one day after a drought was officially announced by the Environment Agency across the entirety of the South West of England. It follows five consecutive months of below-average rainfall.
Thunderstorms are expected between 11am on Monday, September 5 and 8pm on the same day. While a further six hours of intense thundery showers are forecast between 9pm on Tuesday, September 6 and 1am on Wednesday, September 7.
These 89 hours of rainfall forecast by BBC weather are predominately light showers so the likelihood of replenishing reservoir levels much is unlikely, but it's much-needed moisture that gardeners across the country will be pleased with.
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