Wimbledon 2014: fine weather forecast for tennis fans

 
Unlikely: Tennis fans are being advised to pack the suncream instead of the waterproofs for this year's Wimbledon
Helen William19 June 2014

Andy Murray's return to Wimbledon as defending champion looks set to be greeted with a blast of fine weather.

Sun cream and sun hats may also be the order of the day alongside strawberries and cream as the Met Office is forecasting a fairly settled start to the tennis tournament which begins on Monday.

Temperatures of up 22C (71.6F) with 60% humidity and good visibility are expected for the first day of the south west London Grand Slam, while a good deal of dry weather with only a risk of the occasional shower is forecast for the rest.

Murray, this year seeded number three behind Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal with Roger Federer ranked fourth - will be hoping for a further Wimbledon success after his 2013 victory made him the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.

The Met Office's deputy chief forecaster Jason Kelly said: "Even small amounts of rainfall can affect play and interfere with the playing schedule so one of the main challenges for the organisers, and us forecasters, is predicting that rainfall.

"There are other considerations to take into account too, like temperature and sunshine amounts."

Music-lovers are also set for a good start to the 43rd Glastonbury Festival as the weather is also looking relatively fine and dry for the annual Somerset extravaganza. The gates open on June 25, with the music starting a day later.

The Met Office is forecasting sunny spells with plenty of cloud and the risk of an occasional shower during the four day event.

Revellers will be hoping this years' temperatures match those of 2010, which was one of the sunniest with 64.3 hours of sun and temperatures reaching 27.3C (81F).

It is still to be seen if it will become the ninth festival - behind 1970, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2010 - to have no rain or if revellers will have the bad luck of the 1997 festivalgoers who had to put up with 78mm of rain which fell on eight out of nine days in the run up which made it the muddiest year.

The Met Office also noted that the start of the 2005 festival was delayed by heavy rain and thunderstorms. Several stages were struck by lightning and flash floods left some of the festival site four feet under water.

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