A ‘race between the Atlantic and the tropics’ will keep spring hanging in the balance as the UK braces for a week of wind and rain. Low pressure from France will tussle high pressure from the tropical south which drove the glorious weekend weather. A battle between the two will bring a mixed and often rainy picture for the next week and possibly the rest of May. Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services and social commentator, said: “We are now looking at a race between the Atlantic and high pressure from the tropical Azores with the Atlantic pushing another low-pressure system thro…