Met Office forecasts week of rain, thunderstorms and a drop of 10C for Bristol as heatwave comes to an abrupt end
The weather is about to change for Bristol
Sophie Prideaux
It's been an unbelievable run of warm, sunny weather for Bristol this summer - but all good things must come to an end.
And it looks like for the sunshine, that end is set to come next week when the Met Office forecasts rain, thunder and a drop in temperature of around 10C.
From Tuesday, it will feel more like the British summers we are all used to, with unsettled conditions which will feel much cooler and bring rain storms with them.
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The sunshine will hang around for the remainder of the weekend, but Monday will see the start of a varied week, with rain forecast.
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A Met Office Spokesperson said: "All parts of the UK will see some spells of sunshine, but there is likely to be relatively more in the way of rain or showers at times too," its website says.
"Some of the showers could be heavy or thundery at times.
"There may also be bands of more persistent rain on occasion which may bring some stronger winds too, especially to northern and western parts.
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"These bands of rain could occur at any time but become more likely later on in the period."
The Met Office also warns of thunder storms for Bristol on Tuesday and Wednesday, saying it will still feel warm at times, but will be much cooler than of late.