Day 2 of Wimbledon yesterday, with umbrellas out ready to shelter people’s strawberries and cream from the rain (Picture: AP)
We had a brief summery spell in a mini heatwave last week, but the dreary British summer is back with umbrellas out in July.
The start of Wimbledon tennis tournament, which sees thousands queue outdoors for hours and even camp in the open air, is set to see a damp day today.
Here is what you need to know.
What will the weather be like today?
Wednesday, 3 July, ‘will turn overcast and wet as spells of showery rain sweep through from the north-west,’ BBC Weather forecasts.
‘It will turn increasingly dry through the afternoon and evening, but skies will remain cloudy. Breezy.’
Meanwhile, the Met Office also isn’t too optimistic about the chances of sunshine for those in London and the South East.
Today will have a ‘rather damp and cloudy start clearing to some brighter intervals and isolated showers,’ they said.
Spectators in the queue on day two of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (Picture: PA)
Nothing says summer like a foil shock blanket (Picture: PA)
Umbrellas were also up as rain started falling at the 185th Henley Royal Regatta yesterday (Picture: Shutterstock)
People braving the queue for Wimbledon today, with jumpers on and hoodies up and (Picture: Getty)
A patriotic umbrella on show at Wimbledon (Picture: PA)
Henley Royal Regatta goers arrive in their finery on an overcast and drizzling start to the first day of the event held on the banks of The River Thames (Picture: Shutterstock)
It will be ‘driest in the south and east throughout’ with a weakening band of cloud and showery rain expected later.
The maximum temperature will be 19 °C, so it won’t be cold, but also not barbecue weather, and you’ll need to pack a raincoat.
Photos from yesterday’s Wimbledon queue showed people holding up their umbrellas and wearing hoods to avoid the rain.
The first day of Henley Royal Regatta was a similar story, with people dressed in high heels and summer suits perhaps feeling they would have done better with wellies.
It’s not a total wash out summer though, as London was (briefly) hotter than Barcelona last month.
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