We got 24 hours of sunshine – but when will it stop raining again?

Most people don’t like the rain. There’s even an entire nursery rhyme dedicated to it going away for good.

Yet, we imagine countless people in the UK are chanting this Rain Rain Go Away as you read this, given it’s rained every day so far this year, with the exception of glimpses of sunshine on Valentine’s Day.

And today, the Met Office has issued new snow warnings covering parts of eastern England from 10am until 4pm, along with 74 flood warnings.

The UK is already infamously a wet and miserable place, but will it ever stop raining?

The Met Office says that a flurry of low-pressure systems is to blame for this year’s rain.

When air pressure is low, warm air rises, making the area colder. Water vapour evaporates and forms clouds and rain.

The UK has already seen two storms powerful enough for weather officials to name them, Storms Ingrid and Chandra.

This week will bring unsettled and blustery conditions with showers across the whole of the country, which will ease into Tuesday.

But then another weather system will arrive on Wednesday, bringing more unsettled weather and rain. Thursday is expected to be drier.

Parts of the UK may see the sun begin to emerge on Tuesday and Wednesday, with partly cloudy conditions forecast for London.

The Met Office predicts that until February 28, most of the UK will continue to see rain showers and longer spells of bad weather as low-pressure systems make their way across the British Isles.

‘Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow probable at times, mainly on high ground in the north,’ it said.

‘Temperatures varying from around or a little above average, especially in the south, to cold at times, especially in the north.

‘While unsettled weather is likely to dominate, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. Later in the period, there is a chance that more prolonged drier and settled conditions may begin to develop.’

Looks like we won’t get a break from the rain just yet, but there is hope.

For now, keep those brollies at the ready and bundle up.

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