Southampton has been hit with a bout of downpours in recent weeks, so when will it stop raining?

Summer has been hard to come by as residents have battled frequent, heavy showers.

Another largely wet and windy week is on the horizon as the unfavourable conditions are set to continue.

Here’s the weather forecast for this week

Today

A bright and mostly dry day. Chance of a few isolated showers developing.

Westerly winds turning south-westerly and strengthening.

Wednesday

Widely wet and windy with swathes of rain, particularly further south.

Sunny spells elsewhere interspersed with heavy, occasionally thundery, showers.

Strong winds, with gales possible along English Channel coasts.

Thursday

Cloudy for most of the day, changing to light showers by early evening.

Minimal sunshine expected.

Friday

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by late morning.

Highs of 19C.

Saturday

Expected to be cloudy, changing to light rain by lunchtime.

It’s set to be unsettled with heavy rain and showers, and fairly cool.

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The Met Office has forecast when we can expect some warm and dry weather.

After a month dominated by wind and rain, the sunshine is eagerly anticipated.

Unsettled conditions are expected to continue for the first few weeks of August, with sunshine and showers.

Temperatures will be generally cool and below the seasonal average.

But this is expected to improve.

The Met Office long range forecast reads: “Some shorter-lived periods of drier, more settled weather are also likely, particularly later in the month.

“These may bring some warmer days, however any prolonged dry and hot spells appear to be unlikely.”