This weekend the UK is going to be hammered by 48 hours of rain.

As Europe suffers through 40-degree temperatures, the UK will experience a weekend of torrential downpours and an increased risk of flooding.

The most intense rain will fall around Northern Ireland on Saturday morning while on the mainland UK, the hardest hit areas will be in south Wales and southern England.

Rolling into Saturday afternoon, the rain will continue moving eastwards when north-west Wales will be hardest hit with over five millimetres of rain per hour.

South Wales will still be hit hard and so too will Cornwall and the Isle of Mann.

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The rest of the UK will still be swamped with rain which although not as intense, will lead to fears roads will be flooded and drains could be overwhelmed.

Some forecasts have said areas in the UK could receive a month’s worth of rain in just two days.

A handful of towns and villages could see 80 millimetres of rain in a single day while the average for July is normally around 88 millimetres.

The Met Office has said the rain will be “persistent” and “heavy at times”.

The reason why the UK is seeing heavy rain whilst Europe suffers through a heatwave is because of the jet stream.

The UK is currently on the other side of the jet stream which some forecasters say is “stuck”.

They said that whilst the jet stream continues to be stuck that Europe will continue to experience high temperatures and the UK will stay drenched in the short term.

Speaking about the upcoming weather, weather producer for Sky News, Joanna Robinson told the broadcaster that some areas had already had “1.5 times their normal July rainfall”.

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Ms Robinson said: “Rain will build up, with west Wales and the South West of England seeing 35 to 40mm in 24 hours, locally up to 80mm on the Welsh hills.

“Northern England, southern Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland will see heavy rain too, with up to 80mm in 48 hours possible on the hills from Saturday.

“The strongest winds will be across southern Britain, with coastal gales possible, but perhaps not quite as windy as last weekend. It will often be cool.”

The Met Office said temperatures for the rest of July would stay slightly below average before potentially rising next month.

While July has been colder and wetter than expected, some forecasters have said the UK could experience 40-degree temperatures in August, close to the searing heat seen by some European cities.

In some parts of Europe, the mercury has risen close to 50 degrees as the sun burns the continent, sparking wildfires and causing widespread dehydration as people hide from the heat.

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