Britain faces 40 days of rain after St Swithin’s Day soakings today as forecasters say weather’s most famous folklore could come true.
The well-known rhyme says the weather tomorrow – July 15 - will be repeated for 40 days.
Weathermen said there will be some substance in the saying this year, with warnings for washouts tomorrow to be followed by weeks of soggy low pressure and showers.
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The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: “It looks like there will be some truth in the St Swithin’s Day folklore this year. It doesn’t look good for school holidays.
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“After Monday’s rain, more low pressure is expected, and even August looks mixed.”
A Met Office forecaster said: “It stays unsettled, with low pressure. And from July 27 to August 10, changeable periods are also likely.”
Swithin, who lived in the 800s, was exhumed and reburied on July 15, 971 – as rain hit, with 40 days’ rain said to have followed.
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