Londoners have been warned to brace for a chilly end to the week when temperatures are predicted to fall to as low as 12C.
BBC Weather says the mercury is likely to slide by 5C in the capital in the wake of Monday’s torrential rain which caused flooding and travel chaos.
It predicts that temperatures will plunge to 12C in London on Friday, with heavy rain likely make it a miserable end to the week for commuters.
The weekend is set to be brighter and largely dry although it will feel distinctly autumnal with temperatures set to hover around 15C.
This Friday afternoon looks unusually cold for late September with high temperatures widely not much into double figures.
— London & Southeast 🔆 (@TheSnowDreamer) September 23, 2024
More typical of what you would expect in November. pic.twitter.com/1zQGViFrCo
It comes after torrential rain caused major disruption on Monday with streets, properties and railways in the capital left flooded by one of the wettest days in months.
One forecaster recorded 37mm of rain in Rotherhithe, which they said was equivalent to 75% of an average rainfall for the whole of September.
The wettest place in the UK on Monday was the Cotswolds village of South Newington, where 108mm of rain fell.
Parts of Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire saw more than 100mm of rain in the last 48 hours with Woburn in Bedfordshire seeing 132mm recorded, more than twice the amount of its September average rainfall amount according to the Met Office.
The Environment Agency had 32 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 94 flood alerts, meaning it is possible, in place across England on Tuesday morning.
Drier but noticeably cooler conditions are forecast widely on Tuesday with Scotland and northern England still seeing some isolated heavy showers with a chance of thunder, according to the Met Office which said further weather warnings are "unlikely".
Maximum temperatures are expected to rise no higher than the mid-teens.
Meteorologist Liam Eslick said: “There may be odd, heavier bursts just clipping the South East as a system does slowly start to move away, but it's a much drier day for most people.”
