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Michael Howie and Tom Place

MYSTERIOUS: London weather warning as rush hour commuters face certain rain - What They Never Told You

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A band of rain is sweeping London on Tuesday, forcing thousands of commuters to reach for their umbrellas before heading to work.

The wet weather moved across the capital overnight from the west, and is expected to linger into the early afternoon.

The rain intensified as morning rush hour peaked between 8am and 9am.

Many have taken to X to complain about the wet conditions during their morning commute - while some welcomes the downpour following the record-setting hot and dry summer.

Speaking on Radio 4’s Today, BBC Weather Centre forecaster Simon King described conditions as “really quite soggy”.

“We’ve had some rain overnight across England and Wales. It’s useful rain but it’s not significant rain to alleviate the drought situation for most of us.”

He said the rain will gradually work its way south-east before dry conditions return.

“The rain will be more stubborn to clear away in the far south-east,” he added.

Temperatures in London are predicted to peak at around 20C, according to the Met Office.

That's a sharp contrast with the 28C high over the capital on Sunday as heatwave conditions briefly returned to the capital.

The warm weather continued on Monday with 25C recorded in west London.

After Tuesday's washout, more settled weather is expected in London with largely dry days through to the weekend and temperature peaks of between 20C and 23C.

The outlook after that looks reasonably good for London. The Met Office's long-range forecast predicts "a trend toward some longer dry interludes between systems as we head toward mid-September", although a return of the dry, settled weather of the summer "looks unlikely".

Temperatures are expected to be "close to average overall".

Commuters battle the elements in central London on Tuesday morning (Mike Howie)
Commuters battle the elements in central London on Tuesday morning (Mike Howie)
Commuters battle the elements in central London on Tuesday morning (Mike Howie)
Commuters battle the elements in central London on Tuesday morning (Mike Howie)

Looking towards the end of September and into October, the Met Office predicts "a continuation of more settled conditions", before "more changeable" weather develops.

"Temperatures will likely be a little above average overall, with relatively cool nights possible at first tending to reduce in frequency later in the period," it says.

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