BBC Weather’s Matt Taylor referred to St Swithin’s Working day in his forecast but quickly famous the legend has by no means been verified to be legitimate. For the next handful of days, temperatures will access highs of the minimal 20s but conditions will largely be cloudy and damp. On Thursday, there will be breaks in the cloud across southeast England which will increase temperatures.

Mr Taylor stated: “If legend stands real, if it rains On Wednesday with you it’s going to for the up coming 40 days but if it stays dry it will do for the rest of summertime. The great information for us is the legend won’t feel to be true, the most we have ever found in present day day information is 34 days of rain.

“You certainly will not want that to be the situation as for some of you it is going to be a little bit of a cloudy and moist day.

“If you have received some cloud and moist weather conditions, there will be some sunshine in the forecast for the times in advance.

“The temperature entrance is bringing in tons of cloud and it is really the place we’ve obtained rain and drizzle at the instant.

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“It can be edging its way eastwards and so it is really going to transform cloudier in jap parts.

“For most, it is going to be somewhat cloudy. Overall, it is going to be a working day dominated by gray skies and temperatures will be down accordingly.

“Overnight, most spots will be dry and temperatures sticking in the teens as we head into Thursday early morning.

“There will be additional brightness on Thursday with breaks in cloud which will lift those people temperatures.”

But the report praised Community Rail for “crucial development” in amount crossing protection.

HM main inspector of railways Ian Prosser stated: “There is certainly no doubt our railway continues to be 1 of the most secure in Europe. There have been advancements in well being and safety to the operation of Britain’s railways and this bears testimony to the great initiatives designed throughout the marketplace more than the previous 10 years.

“Even so, the past yr saw sizeable raises in flooding, earthwork failures and trains placing trees on the line, which experienced a large impact on the variety of delays on the network.

“It is so essential that the sector employs greatest observe if we are to satisfy all the pressures on the network in the long term and to make guaranteed the railway plays its complete position on weather alter and lessening carbon emissions.”