You can probably leave the umbrella at home, if only for a few days.

Eastern Daily Press: The summer begins in Cromer on the North Norfolk Coast. Holly Davison, 34 of Cambridge with her daughter Cerys 2 ½ paddling in the sea by Cromer Pier. Picture: MARK BULLIMOREThe summer begins in Cromer on the North Norfolk Coast. Holly Davison, 34 of Cambridge with her daughter Cerys 2 ½ paddling in the sea by Cromer Pier. Picture: MARK BULLIMORE (Image: Archant Norfolk 2016)

For the torrential rain and flash flooding of recent weeks has passed, and though there may be the odd light shower, forecasters say the outlook is good.

And while Norfolk and Suffolk's tourist attractions still await the heatwave that has the masses reaching for an ice cream, they say they have fared well so far this year.

Jim Bacon, forecaster for WeatherQuest, which is based at the UEA, said: 'This is going to be a week where we have reasonable weather.

'Not totally dry, and there might be a patch or two of rain.

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'There will be a small chance of an isolated shower today, particularly in east Norfolk, but it's not looking horrendous.'

He said the weather pattern was still unsettled, and only a 'hair's breadth' from returning to the conditions seen in recent weeks.

'I suspect there's a real chance of some light rain in the latter part of the week, and from the weekend onwards as lower pressure moves a bit closer it turns a bit more unsettled,' he said.

Temperatures would be around 18C on the cooler days such as today, and up to around 23C on the warmer days.

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'None of this will be rock-stonking heatwave stuff, but it's better than we've had,' he noted.

It will be a welcome break for Norfolk and Suffolk after it took a battering in late June.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms caused widespread flash flooding, putting the fire service under strain.

On the day of the EU referendum, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service had its busiest day on record, taking 936 calls throughout the day.

The adverse weather forced Cringleford polling station at the Willow Centre to close, as Norwich received two inches of rainfall in just half an hour.

This weather continued into the following Saturday, when the village of Marham endured 2.5ins of rain over the course of the day, which is above the monthly average for the village.

The heavy rainfall caused major road and rail disruption.

However, trading conditions for some of the region's tourist attractions have been bright.

Ian Russell, director of Wroxham Barns, said: 'This year so far has been pretty positive for us.

'Easter was pretty good. The weather wasn't brilliant but it wasn't disastrous either, which suited an attraction like us, though it might not suit some coastal attractions.

'Attractions with things to do depend less on the good weather.'

He added that the family spot was seen as a wet-weather possibility.

'What we haven't had are any extremes in weather,' he said. 'We haven't had baking hot days or appalling weather, though some would disagree.

'I would say Norfolk is doing well in terms of attracting people on short breaks, the Broads is doing well and that appeal helps.

'Expectations are high and people want value for money.

'They recognise that having a holiday in the UK won't necessarily mean it's all sunshine but there are things to do here in all weather.'