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| Half a month's rain to fall on southern England and Wales on Tuesday | Half a month's rain to fall on southern England and Wales on Tuesday |
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| Half a month's rain could fall in a single day in parts of the UK on Tuesday. | Half a month's rain could fall in a single day in parts of the UK on Tuesday. |
| South-west England and Wales are likely to be the worst affected, with up to 25mm. | South-west England and Wales are likely to be the worst affected, with up to 25mm. |
| Towards the end of the week there will be spells of sunshine and showers, with temperatures climbing to 15C (59F) or 16C (61F) in London on Thursday and Friday. | Towards the end of the week there will be spells of sunshine and showers, with temperatures climbing to 15C (59F) or 16C (61F) in London on Thursday and Friday. |
| The maximum in London on Tuesday will be 12C (54F). | The maximum in London on Tuesday will be 12C (54F). |
| Matt Dobson, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said there would be a return to more settled weather towards the end of May. | Matt Dobson, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said there would be a return to more settled weather towards the end of May. |
| He said: "There is some rain on the way. Tuesday is looking like the wettest day of the week for southern parts of the country. | He said: "There is some rain on the way. Tuesday is looking like the wettest day of the week for southern parts of the country. |
| "There will be lots of rain moving from Devon and Cornwall and the south-west to Wales, with up to an inch or 25mm on Tuesday daytime. | "There will be lots of rain moving from Devon and Cornwall and the south-west to Wales, with up to an inch or 25mm on Tuesday daytime. |
| "It's a lot for a day – a typical place in southern Britain would see around two inches of rain in a whole month. Places could see half a month's rain in a day." | "It's a lot for a day – a typical place in southern Britain would see around two inches of rain in a whole month. Places could see half a month's rain in a day." |
| But he said predictions of a summer as wet as last year were premature. "Time and time again it's been shown these kinds of long-range forecasts don't work. | But he said predictions of a summer as wet as last year were premature. "Time and time again it's been shown these kinds of long-range forecasts don't work. |
| "Looking forward, though, there are signs of slightly more settled weather towards the end of May. It's still developmental work trying to predict a few months ahead." | "Looking forward, though, there are signs of slightly more settled weather towards the end of May. It's still developmental work trying to predict a few months ahead." |
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