SUNSHINE is set to return to the UK in just days – but not before a spell of heavy rain, thunder and wild winds.
The Met Office is predicting sunny spells on the other side of a weekend of showers and gales.
Forecasters expect conditions to improve in the early part of next week after the recent spell of wet weather.
They earmarked Tuesday as the day we will likely see the return of brighter days, bringing temperatures back above average in areas that see sunshine.
However, before then, the UK is predicted to be drenched by bouts of stormy showers.
The Met's forecast for tonight states that bands of rain will sweep in from the West as winds pick up in coastal areas.
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Going into the weekend, the forecast reads: "Heavy and perhaps thundery showers likely, especially in the North.
"Heavy showers continue on Sunday, with a new band of organised rain arriving Monday."
Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said: "Low pressure brings often wet and windy weather right through the weekend.
"For many of us rain in places, quite brisk winds around the coasts."
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Going forward, the long-range forecast suggests "unsettled" weather to begin August, with a "mixture of sunshine and showers".
The West is expected to see the wettest conditions, with some strong winds possible.
The forecast adds: "Temperatures are likely to remain below average, with a chance of mild nights later."
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