UK weather: Met Office warns of heavy downpours sparking travel chaos as millions return from Easter holiday getaways
THE Met Office has warned heavy rain is expected to disrupt more than two million return journeys at the end of the Easter weekend.An area of cloud in the North Sea will spill over into southeast England and push west towards Wales on Easter Sunday, the forecaster said.
"Further towards the south, if we do see any clouds breaking up we could see heavy showers again in the afternoon." Tuesday is forecast to be a largely dry day with light winds, some scattered showers could break out in parts of the south, although confidence in weather details decreases significantly through the day.
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