Brighter weather for Wimbledon as Novak Djokovik plays in London
There should be brighter weather for Wimbledon as the weather is set to brighten up in London just in time for Novak Djokovic to play, but hold off on the strawberries.
But spectators won’t be able to fully escape the rain there will still be rain falling throughout the day. Showery morning, drier in the afternoon with sunny spells for the rest of the day.
Novak Djokovic is set to play against Australian Alex de Minaur on centre court at 1.30pm on Wednesday – and the forecast is currently looking fairly hopeful.
London weather forecast
Today:
A gloomy and cloudy start with a few showers. However, becoming largely dry into the afternoon with sunny spells creeping out as the day goes on. It will however, feel pleasant in the sun and it will be nice and breezy on coasts, especially in the east. Maximum temperature 23 °C.
Tonight:
It will be mostly dry overnight with evening sunny spells giving way to cloud in the north, but clear spells continuing in the south, where fog patches may develop in prone spots. Winds will ease during the evening with a expected minimum temperature 9 °C.
Feeling warm in sunshine Breezy, Maxi temp 23°C
London will see highs of 23°C today, and while rainfall is likely throughout the day, things should start to brighten up in the afternoon.
The weather has been a real mixed bag, we were all hoping for brighter weather for Wimbledon fans but this year has been horrible.
But the hour-by-hour forecast is looking fairly promising for those hoping to see Novak Djokovic play.
London Weather impacts low attendance at Wimbledon
Currently there’s a 30-40% chance of rain in Wimbledon between 10am and 1pm, reducing down to 20% at 2pm not long after he takes to the court.
Attendance at the tennis championships is low in comparison to previous years as wannabe attendees opt to watch on television instead of getting drenched in the stands or Henman Hill.
Escape the rain – London has seen more than half of its average monthly rainfall
No surprise to the tennis fans as the Met Office data suggests Greater London has already faced more than half of its average monthly rainfall in just one week.
Several other areas in the south east of England have already seen 80% or more of their average expected rainfall for the month within its first week.
This follows the UK’s wettest spring since 1986 and the sixth wettest on record, with chilly & wet conditions persisting throughout June and into the early days of July.