As school breaks start and the European summer continues, this weekend is expected to be a washout across the UK.
According to Met Office estimates, Saturday and Sunday could see up to 60mm of rain fall in some regions of the nation.
Tomorrow, much of the UK is expected to experience persistent, heavy rain with a likelihood of thunderstorms, and Sunday will see further inclement weather, according to the forecast.
The UK’s west and south, west Wales, and portions of the north west are expected to get the highest rainfall.
Temperatures will stay in the mid to late teens for much of the country, though some areas such as London will creep up to around 23C during the latter part of the weekend.
It comes as much of southern Europe continues to battle extreme heat, with wild fires ripping through parts of Greece, Spain and Italy.
North-west Italy, meanwhile, had to battle a different type of extreme weather, hailstones the size of tennis balls that fell in Veneto, injuring 110 people.
The Met has forecast a mix of sunshine and rain for the UK today, with showers most frequent across northern regions.
‘Rain will move in across some western and northwestern areas, especially later, accompanied by brisk winds. Another mostly cool day,’ it said this morning.
Tomorrow is set to be cloudy, wet and blustery for much of the country, with ‘heavy and persistent’ rain in places, especially over high ground in the west.
Though if you’re in northern Scotland you’re in luck, as it’s due to be dry and bright there.
Sunday will see further showers, though not as persistent, with some sunny spells. Temperatures will also be a little higher.
The unsettled weather looks set to continue throughout next week, with temperatures unlikely to rise above early 20s.
It comes as the RAC predicts millions will take to the roads this weekend, either on day trips or for longer breaks away.
The start of the summer holidays in England and Wales will trigger miles of queuing traffic.
The RAC has researched travel plans of 2,300 motorists to see when exactly congestion will be at its worst.
Their survey suggests ‘getaway’ traffic will peak at around 2pm today with around 3.8 million separate leisure trips on top of normal weekday commuter traffic.