Met Office verdict on 'cool' June weather with 'blustery showers and thunderstorms' on the way

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While many of us were hoping for some more summery weather next month, forecasters are looking less optimistic. The Met Office has warned its latest long-range forecast that the first half of June will see much cooler temperatures and showers which will be 'sometimes blustery'.

These showers will be accompanied by thunderstorms for some parts, primarily across the northwest. Despite this, there will be an increase in brighter conditions, but temperatures will remain 'rather cool or average'.

Later on into next week, 'bands' of rain could batter parts of the UK with the south being significantly drier than the rest of the country. Read more: Met Office forecast with warm sunny start to the weekend As the week progresses, forecasters expect temperatures to be 'probably around normal' ahead of more unsettled conditions in the latter half of June.

In its long-range forecast, the Met Office added: "There is a slight shift of the most favoured regime from more unsettled to settled conditions through this period, though by relatively small margins, this linked to a slight trend towards drier and warmer conditions especially in the south as the period progresses" This is mainly attributed to 'slow moving weather patterns" which are expected to be consistent throughout the month.