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Forecasters at the National Weather Service said to expect "potentially historic" rainfall and wide temperature swings from the central US to the East Coast into Sunday.

Now, the charity fears the dry start to 2025 means the canal could run start to run dry in days without imminent rainfall.

It was also very dry, with the UK's rainfall total just 43% of the usual amount.

The rainfall will be light, with no more than about a quarter of an inch expected to fall Thursday, Lewis said.

Northern Ireland and Scotland also experienced a drier March than usual, picking up just 32% and 64% respectively of their typical rainfall amounts.