Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weather forecast: Sunny for Thursday to Saturday, rain on Sunday
Let the celebrations begin! Sunbathers hit beaches at start of Queen’s Jubilee week with four-day celebration set to kick off with 70F blast before ending with downpours on Sunday – as nation prepares to mark historic occasion
Sunny weather expected for first three days of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend with highs of 22C (72F)Good conditions for Trooping the Colour on Thursday and Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s on Friday Epsom Derby on Saturday and Party At The Palace attendees that evening will also enjoy pleasant weather But Sunday is forecast to be unsettled with rain when Pageant and Big Jubilee Lunch are due to take place Latest Platinum Jubilee news as the Queen celebrates 70 years of service
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Final preparations ahead of the Queen‘s Platinum Jubilee took place today as Britons looked forward to a mostly sunny weekend with highs of 22C (72F) – although Sunday’s Big Jubilee Lunch is under threat from rain.
Some 12million people are set to celebrate the 96-year-old monarch’s landmark at street parties, with more than 200,000 special lunches due to be held this Sunday to conclude the four-day bank holiday weekend.
The weather is expected to be mostly unsettled for the next few days across the UK, although families on their half-term holidays in Weymouth today were fortunate with sunny conditions that led to busy scenes on the beach.
Meteorologists anticipate sunny blue skies and dry weather between this Thursday and Saturday with warm temperatures in South East England of 21C (70F) on Thursday, 22C (72F) on Friday and 20C (68F) on Saturday.
But those picnicking at the Big Jubilee Lunch and taking part in the spectacular Pageant parade through London on Sunday could face unsettled weather with a cloudier day, 19C (66F) highs and some risk of showers.
Good weather is expected for Trooping the Colour and the lighting of the Platinum Jubilee Beacons this Thursday, while it will also be bright and warm for the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral the following day.
And a full dress rehearsal for the service – which will feature Bible readings, prayers and hymns – took place this morning. The Queen hopes to attend with her wider family including Prince Harry, Meghan and Prince Andrew.
Weymouth beach is busy today with families and sunbathers enjoying the weather during the half-term school holidays
People make the most of the sunny weather on Weymouth beach in Dorset today during the half-term school holidays
Sunbathers enjoy the sunshine at the seaside resort of Weymouth in Dorset today during the half-term school holidays
People make the most of the sunny weather on Weymouth beach in Dorset today during the half-term school holidays
Weymouth beach is busy today with families and sunbathers enjoying the weather during the half-term school holidays
Union flags hang above as horses are walked along Regent Street in London today ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
A full dress rehearsal this morning for the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral which will take place on Friday
Racegoers at the Epsom Derby on Saturday should also enjoy pleasant conditions, as will those attending Party At The Palace that evening – but things are not looking so good for the Pageant parade and lunches on Sunday.
There is also no sign in the forecast that the UK’s hottest day of the year so far will be beaten over the coming fortnight, with the current 2022 record being May 17 when London Heathrow Airport got up to 27.5C (81.5F).
Meanwhile the British Beer & Pub Association predicts more than 90million pints will be sold across the four days, which it said will be a £150million boost to the industry and £29million payment to the Treasury in VAT and duty.
BBPA chief executive Emma McClarkin said today: ‘The Platinum Jubilee weekend is set to be a joyous occasion, with pubs in villages, towns, and cities up and down the country at the heart of celebrations in their communities.
‘With the sun set to shine across the four days we’re hoping to see pub gardens filled with people raising a toast to her Majesty the Queen and showing their support for two great British institutions.’
Union flags hang above as horses are walked along Regent Street in London today ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Practice marches this morning ahead of the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral which takes place this Friday
Union flags hang above as horses are walked along Regent Street in London today ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
A full dress rehearsal this morning for the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral which will take place on Friday
A message for Queen Elizabeth II is seen on a digital display as horses are walked through Piccadilly Circus in London today
A sign on a car saying ‘The Prince of Wales & The Duchess of Cornwall’ during the dress rehearsal at St Paul’s this morning
The dress rehearsal at St Paul’s Cathedral is carried out this morning ahead of the Service of Thanksgiving on Friday
Speaking about the forecast for the four-day weekend, Met Office meteorologist Richard Miles said: ‘It’s fine and dry rather than major sunshine, but good sunny spells. Most people should see a bit of sunshine.’
He added: ‘You’d be unlucky if you had to use the umbrella, but take one just in case, because you can never know. You’re more likely to need the sunglasses than the umbrella.
‘On Saturday and Sunday it’s looking quite settled, with most places seeing quite a bit of fine and dry weather again, with a risk of showers this time in the South East and east coast, maybe.’
Today, low pressure to the North will bring an unsettled day with sunshine and showers. It will be mostly cloudy in Northern Ireland and Scotland with showers or possibly heavy rain at times as well as a risk of hail and thunder.
Royal Navy and the Royal Marine Corps of Drums personnel during a rehearsal for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant at HMS Collingwood, in Fareham, Hampshire
Royal Navy personnel during a rehearsal for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant at HMS Collingwood. The Pageant on
It is set to be watched by up to a billion people across the globe, with more than 10,000 people involved staging the £15million procession which is going ahead on Sunday. Royal Navy personnel pictured during rehearsals at HMS Colingwood on Monday
The Royal Navy personnel chat between marches while rehearsing for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant at HMS Colingwood, in Fareham, Hampshire, ahead of Sunday’s finale
Stars including Idris Elba, Sir Cliff Richard, Courtney Love and Slade’s Noddy Holder will take to open-top buses in a through-the-ages tribute to the culture and music of the 70 years of the Queen’s reign. Royal Navy personnel, pictured at HMS Colingwood in Fareham, are taking part in the Pageant on Sunday
Royal Navy personnel pictured at HMS Colingwood on Monday rehearsing for the Jubilee Pageant on Sunday. They will be joined with a peloton of 300 cyclists, riding vintage bikes form across the seven decades of Her Majesty’s reign, is to travel down The Mall led by Chris Hoy and cycling golden couple Dame Laura and Sir Jason Kenny
Puppet corgis, a giant 3D wire bust of the Queen and the Gold State Coach are just some of the sights set to feature in the 1.8-mile (3km) parade
Members of the marching band at HMS Colingwood rehearse for their role in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in Fareham on Monday
Following a chilly morning and an overnight air frost at Santon Downham in Suffolk which dipped to -1.2C (29.8F), afternoon temperatures will be slightly below average in places with a high of 17C (63F) expected.
Northern England will be mostly cloudy today with scattered light showers and highs of just 13C (55F), while Wales and southern England will see sunny intervals and scattered showers along with moderate westerly winds.
Tonight will be a cloudy night for western Scotland with showery outbreaks of rain, and other areas of Scotland will see clear periods. Northern Ireland and Wales will see clear spells at first before some light showers.
Other areas of England will see light showers along with fresh south-westerly winds – before low pressure will be in charge again tomorrow, bringing sunny spells and showers across the UK.
Tomorrow will be a cloudy morning in northern England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland with spells of showery rain. Southern England will see sunny periods with the risk of a shower in the morning.
Alan and Kelly Wakeling pose today at their market stall ALK Fruit and Veg on Portobello Road in Notting Hill, West London
A solar-powered waving model of Queen Elizabeth II is seen in a store window in London today ahead of the Jubilee weekend
Kelly Wakeling stands at her market stall ALK Fruit and Veg today on Portobello Road in Notting Hill, West London
A colourful mural depicting items and symbols connected to Queen Elizabeth II is seen outside a store in London today
Kelly Wakeling stands at her market stall ALK Fruit and Veg today on Portobello Road in Notting Hill, West London
A cartoon mural depicting a crown-wearing corgi and the graffiti ‘Lilibet waz ere’ is seen outside a store in London today
A colourful mural depicting items and symbols connected to Queen Elizabeth II is seen outside a store in London today
A chalk illustration of Queen Elizabeth II is seen outside a greeting card store in London today ahead of the big weekend
Gardners Steve Sharp and Anne Ingram tend to the Laburnum arch at Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland today
Gardner Anne Ingram tends to the Laburnum arch at the National Trust property Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland today
Sunrise at Marchwood in Hampshire this morning ahead of an unsettled day for many parts of Britain
A Jubilee street party on June 3, 2012 on the bridge that connects Goring in Oxfordshire and Streatley in Berkshire
Revelers on the Mall in London on June 5, 2012 during the four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration for the Queen that year
Tomorrow afternoon will be bright with sunny periods and scattered heavy showers in all areas, with highs of only 16C (61F) in the South and 14C (57F) in the North.
Wednesday will be dry for many but showers or longer spells of rain are possible. Spells of rain across northern England and Wales will clear through the morning, with highs of 18C (64F) in the South and 16C (61F) in the North.
Thursday will be dry and mostly sunny for southern areas with highs of 21C (70F), while northern parts will see spells of showery rain and 19C (66F) temperatures. Friday will be fine and dry again, and warm in the sunny spells.
The warmest UK temperature yesterday was 18C (64.4F) at Bude in Cornwall, while on Saturday it was 20.2C (68.4F) at Gosport in Hampshire. The coldest place over the weekend was Shap in Cumbria with 1.1C (34F).
