Finally, a day when the weather makes Northamptonshire want to #StayHomeSaveLives

Just in case you need another reason not to go out on Tuesday, weather watchers are predicting more rain will fall on Northamptonshire today than in all of April so far.

The first five weeks of the Covid-19 lockdown have seen blue skies, sunshine and toasty temperatures taunting the county while everyone is restricted to leaving their homes only when absolutelly lnecessary to slow the spread of the deadly Covid-19 bug.

Finally, today (Tuesday April 28) will be a day when you really do NOT want to go out .. cold and very wet!

Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin said: "Much of the Midlands is in for a dull and damp day on Tuesday.

"If you need to make essential travel, you can expect poor conditions with surface water flooding on roads and pavements.

"Under all the rain clouds it will feel quite cold with temperatures in single figures,

"And there is more rain to come this week when it promises to be cloudier and cooler than we've seen of late."

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