Yellow weather warning as thunderstorms set to hit London today
Tennis fans have found themselves persistently frustrated by delays to Wimbledon matches caused by this week’s poor weather.
Emma Raducanu may have been knocked out and Murray has said his farewell, but the latest adversary the Tennis fans have is the weather.
Grim weather has continued to batter the UK
Grim weather has continued to batter the UK, with heavy rain and thunder expected throughout the day and a possibility the downpour could affect major events like Wimbledon.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, meaning people should expect low-level impacts and disruption to travel, even some flooding, for certain parts of the country on Sunday.
Latest forecast for London
Today
Although the day will start dry and mostly bright and sunny in the capital the weather will change as the day draws on, thick cloud will move in from the south, with a few isolated light showers in the afternoon.
Tonight
But this evening it will change dramatically. It will become overcast and increasingly wet as spells of heavy rain sweep through from the south. Rain will tend to become more broken towards dawn, and chances of thunderstorms set to hit London today.
Suncream or Raincoat – Yellow weather warning
It is July the season for sun cream and strawberries and following after an unseasonably chilly start to the weekend, with temperatures around 15C in London and dropping to the low teens in other areas. Commuters are ditching there suncream and swapping it for an umbrella.
The wet weather comes amid a raft of major events scheduled this week, which in addition to the tennis and the racing include the Killers at the O2.
Yellow weather warnings remain in place for certain parts of the UK today after heavy rainfall overnight, which is set to continue into the week.
Wimbledon fans have already had to endure persistent delays to matches due to inclement weather throughout the first week of the world-famous championship.