(Bloomberg)-Early September has soaked many Londoners and pretended to be what the prognostics say that it could be more wet than the usual autumn, but that probably won’t be enough to lift drought in the UK.
During the first four days of this month, over 28 mm (1.1 inches) rain in London, which is more than half the amount received by the city in typical September, shows data Met Office. And it’s not just about capital: Hampshire, Berkshire and Buckingham have seen similar precipitation.
Although it is not far from monsoon conditions, it could signal a damp and rainy autumn after the usually dry and record summer, said Will Lang, the main meteorologist in the UK Met Office. Seasonal forecasts show a 35% chance of wetter than average conditions and 45% chance of stronger winds throughout the UK from September to November.
“What we rise to is a slightly increased chance of stronger current conditions and stronger western winds, so even more influence on the Atlantic when we set out in the autumn,” Lang said in a seasonal weather briefing before Monday’s meeting.
The prognosis is also warmer weather, which can increase collisions by increasing the evaporation of the ocean and helping clouds to maintain more moisture.
This shift could mean more umbrella days during the season, but it is unlikely to fill the long -term deficits of water caused by the driest British spring in more than a century. These shortcomings were deepened by a hot summer, which recorded only 84% of normal precipitation.
“It will take a long time to do anything,” Lang said.
The conditions of drought led to compulsory water restrictions and the ban on Hosepipe from Yorkshire in the north, through southern Staffordshire and to regions served by south water and south -east water.
Sincere conditions during autumn tend to increase flood risks, Met Office said, adding that it is too early on predictions. The combination of very dry weather followed by torrential rain can be particularly risky because the Earth absorbs less water, increases the drain and potential for floods.
In England, it is threatened by flooding approximately 6.3 million houses and businesses in England. Nevertheless, almost 93% of the most important flood defenses of the Environment Agency are in an acceptable state, after more than 100 million GBP ($ 135 million) have been spent over the last two years, Caroline Douglass, Executive Director of the Flood and Coast Risk said.
Finally, there will be large regional differences in precipitation in the coming months.
Glasgow – one of the happiest cities in the UK – received only 5% of its typical September precipitation in the first days of the month.
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