Wimbledon weather: Forecast for each day of Championships and how likely rain is ...Middle East

Strawberries, sunhats and Pimms at the ready as the Wimbledon tennis tournament is about to get underway.

But as the finishing touches are at added at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in SW19 and players limber up for one of the sport’s major events, there is just one thing on spectators’ minds – the weather.

The Met Office has already forecast a heatwave for the weekend ahead with temperatures peaking on Monday, the first day of the tournament, and an amber health alert in place.

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Grahame Madge, a Met Office spokesman, to The i Paper: “The main weather focus for competitors and spectators on the opening day of the tournament will be the heatwave which is due to peak in the south-east on Monday.”

Mike Silverstone, the Met Office’s deputy chief meteorologist, has already warned higher temperatures building over the weekend and into early next week will bring “particularly warm, hot or even very hot conditions for some, especially in the south-east”.

He said: “Conditions will be hottest in the south and east while areas further north and north-west will be relatively cooler.

“Monday could see temperatures reach around 34°C in some parts, though we will be able to be more precise closer to the time.”

But the hot and sunny conditions may not continue for the duration of the two-week tennis tournament and there remains a chance rain could still stop play.

We take a look at what could be in store meteorologically for the 138th Wimbledon Championships from day one on Monday 30 June until the final on Sunday 13 July.

A hot and sunny day, with temperatures peaking at 34°C and less than a 5 per cent chance of rain. UV and pollen will both be at high levels.

Monday 30 June

A hot and sunny day, with temperatures peaking at 31°C and less than a 5 per cent chance of rain. UV and pollen will both be at high levels.

A cloudy day with sunny intervals, temperatures peaking at 25°C and a 20 per cent chance of rain. UV levels will be high.

Thursday 3 July

A sunny day with some cloudier intervals, temperatures peaking at 25°C and a 10 per cent chance of rain. UV levels will be very high.

The Met Office’s detailed seven-day forecast only stretches as far as Thursday 3 July at present.

However, the long range forecast from Thursday 3 to Thursday 10 July suggests spectators could be in for a very mixed bag of meteorological conditions.

According to the Met Office, the odd thunderstorm could develop “in response to the heat before it turns cooler and fresher from the west by the middle of next week”.

Conditions look set to be “rather changeable, with some drier spells but also some spells of rain and wind”.

There is also the chance of more very warm or locally hot and humid weather as “brief bursts of hotter air encroach from the continent” but these are expected to be fairly short-lived. With these, comes “the threat of thunderstorms”.

From Friday 11 July onwards, the south-east of England is likely to have” longer drier and more settled spells” although there could be some heavy, thundery showers at times. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially in the south-east where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.

Which Wimbledon courts have roofs?

There are 18 championship grass courts (including Centre Court and No 1 Court) and 14 grass practice courts on the site at Wimbledon.

But only two courts have retractable roofs to ensure play can continue in all weathers – Centre Court and No 1 Court.

The retractable roof was installed at Centre Court in 2009, enabling play during rain and into the evening until 11pm when there is a curfew imposed by the local authority as a planning condition.

Ten years later, No 1 Court gained a retractable roof in 2019 also permitting play to continue regardless of the weather conditions.

It was used for the first time during a Championship match on 3 July, 2019 when Coco Gauff played Magdalena Rybarikova.

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