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Easterly winds hitting a plume of tropical humidity over Britain will ‘converge’ to unleash a thundery deluge through the start of August. Britain’s summer is about to go back through the wash cycle with ‘hefty’ showers forecast this weekend. Sunshine-laden high pressure will be held at bay by a string of stormy lows heading in from the Atlantic. As the latest mini heatwave fizzles, rain and unimpressive temperatures await for the last month of summer. Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “It is a further unsettled picture as we go through the rest of this week and into the weekend, wit…

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