Crowds on the Henley Royal Regatta have been pictured with glum faces whereas utilizing their jackets to guard themselves from the drizzle in the present day.
The visitors arrived of their finery this morning however it’s turning out to be an overcast begin to the primary day of the occasion held on the banks of The River Thames.
The Met Workplace forecasted sunny spells and scattered showers in the present day after final week’s heatwave scorched the UK.
Whereas the rain is principally affecting Scotland and Northern Eire, these on the Royal Regatta will probably be crushed to see the darkish clouds overhead.
These gathered to look at the Wimbledon Championships have been additionally pictured sporing vivid coasts, coverings and umbrellas.
Spectators sit within the rain and drink champagne as play is suspended throughout first spherical matches on the Wimbledon tennis championships – protected by funky rain coverings
Henley Royal Regatta goers arrive of their finery on an overcast and drizzling begin to the primary day of the occasion held on the banks of The River Thames
A reveller in a summer season gown seems glum as she makes use of a cardigan to shelter from the rain
Umbrellas are a typical sight in the present day as visitors shield their finery from the rain
Some got here ready with coats which they utilized in lieu of umbrellas
The breezy and cloudy circumstances will unfold within the far northwest later with outbreaks of rain.
Tonight, rain will unfold eastwards throughout Scotland, Northern Eire and northern England because the south stays cloudy.
However temperatures are nonetheless hovering round 20C in some areas in the present day, with the rain easing within the south because the day goes on.
The Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing occasion held yearly on the River Thames and was established on 26 March 1839.
Relying on the day you attend, each day admission costs vary between £34 – £56 per particular person.
The 2024 Regatta will probably be raced over six days from Tuesday, 2 July to Sunday, 7 July. Racing is predicted to complete at round 19:30 every day, besides on Sunday when the final race will probably be at 16:30.
It comes after provisional Met Workplace figures urged June 2024 was a dry, cool and sunny month in comparison with the UK’s long-term common.
Crowds of regatta goers made their strategy to the occasion because it started to rain
Umbrellas have been up as rain began falling on the 185th Henley Royal Regatta in the present day
Spectators shelter beneath umbrellas as rain falls on day two of the Wimbledon Championships
These at Wimbledon in the present day additionally sheltered beneath umbrellas because it began to drizzle
The visitors arrived of their finery this morning however it’s turning out to be an overcast begin to the primary day of the occasion held on the banks of The River Thames
June 2024 was a dry, cool and sunny month in comparison with the UK’s long-term common, in response to provisional Met Workplace figures
A dry, cool and sunny June was had within the UK in response to the Met Workplace. Wales and the south of England obtained a lot lower-than-average rainfall quantities. Pictured: Moist climate in Wimbledon, London, June 15, 2024
The typical imply temperature for June was 12.9°C (55°F) – round 0.4°C under the long-term meteorological common.
June was a ‘month of contrasts’ for a lot of, with a cool first half of the month offset by heat later within the month, with rainfall additionally in comparatively brief provide, particularly within the south.
June was drier than common, with the UK recording 29 per cent much less rainfall than the long-term meteorological common.
In all, the UK noticed 2.1 inches (55.1mm) of rain recorded throughout the month.
June was drier than common, with the UK recording 29 per cent much less rainfall than the long-term meteorological common.
