Weeks of warm sunny weather across Wales could come to an end this weekend with showers forecast for part of the country. Some much-needed rain could finally break up the dry spell after a plume of hot air driven from the south resulted in temperatures as high as 30°C in parts of the UK.
But while rain is forecast for the end of this week the hot temperatures don't seem to be going anywhere with temperatures remaining well into the 20s for the foreseeable future. There had been questions as to whether a hosepipe ban or some drought restrictions would be introduced in Wales after the dry spell and other parts of the UK limiting water supply.
South West Water, which supplies the southwest of England, has been in an official drought period since August 2022 with a hosepipe ban in place in Cornwall and North Devon. In April 2023 restrictions were extended to north, west, and mid Devon while reservoir levels remain to recover. However in Wales, despite a very dry spring, Natural Resources Wales and Welsh water confirmed there are no imminent plans to introduce the same restrictions.
