Deep Dive 18/08/2026 – How much rain will we get? – Met Office weekly weather forecast UK

This is an in-depth Met Office UK Weather forecast for the next week and beyond.

After an extraordinarily dry and hot summer widely across the UK - especially England and Wales - how much rain do we need to get back to normal? And how much rain will we get in the next few weeks?

Bringing you this deep dive is Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern.