Britain is bracing for one of its wettest summers on record, with forecasters predicting at least 50 days of rain could fall in just three months.
The government is reportedly prepared by the With office Between June and the end of August we can expect boggy conditions, with wet weather 50 percent more likely than average.
The gloomy forecast threatens to interrupt a number of summer events including Wimbledon, the British Grand Prix, the Trooping of the Colour, Royal AscotHenley and music festivals such as Glastonbury.
If forecasters are right, it could be the wettest summer since 1912 – when rain fell on 55 days during the summer season. The sun reports.
The Met Office's long-term forecast said: 'The likelihood of a wetter than average period is greater than a drier than average period.
People are seen returning to their homes in Wynyard, County Durham on Bank Holiday Monday
Members of the community shelter under the umbrella of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London last week
'Rainfall at this time of year has an increased risk of localized heavy rain and thunderstorms.'
Forecasters blame low-pressure systems for the wet summer.
It comes after the Met Office revealed April was the sixth wettest on record dating from 1836.
In total, precipitation fell 55 percent more than the long-term average, the forecast body said.
Last year it was also a summer period, with heavy rain showers on 40 days. 2.5 mm of rain must fall within 24 hours to call it a rainy day.
Over the Bank Holiday weekend the British were hit by also unsettled weather, with sunny periods interrupted by showers.
Extremely heavy rainfall fell in some areas, including Wynyard, County Durham, where flooding occurred.
Unsettled weather will continue throughout the week across south-west Britain There will be some rain on Monday night.
Roads in the Romford area of London's Havering district were flooded last week
Commuters try to shelter from the rain during rainy weather last week as they crossed London Bridge
Motorists navigated wet conditions on the northbound M5 last week
Commuters stood in pouring rain as they waited for trains in Greenwich, south-east London, last week
A dog wrapped in a long coat to protect against last week's pouring rain
A flooded field in Warwickshire last week. Britain faces another miserable summer of rain
On Tuesday, the British living in the north and east will make a nice start, although that is also possible in the southwest moving north during the day.
The rest of the week will see a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some of which will be heavy, with hail and thunder. according to the Metoffice.
Despite rain threatening to ruin the Bank Holiday weekends, sunny spells meant families flocked to beautiful spots including Durdle Door on Monday.
Families and groups of friends visited the popular Jurassic Coast spot, basking in the sun and taking a dip in the sea.
Others made the most of the occasional rays of sunshine by flocking to Cullercoats Bay in North Tyneside, while the annual cheese rolling festival in Gloucester attracted hundreds of dairy-loving thrill seekers.
Families also had to deal with their Bank Holiday plans being ruined after trains were suspended, ferry passengers had to wait two hours and more than three million drivers hit the roads.