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| Jubilee weekend weather: wrap up warm and bring a brolly | Jubilee weekend weather: wrap up warm and bring a brolly |
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| Unseasonably cold weather is set to rain on the Queen's parade with temperatures expected to plummet for the diamond jubilee celebrations over the weekend. | Unseasonably cold weather is set to rain on the Queen's parade with temperatures expected to plummet for the diamond jubilee celebrations over the weekend. |
| A million people are expected to crowd beside the Thames to watch Sunday's river pageant through the capital and they will probably have to rely on each other for warmth with persistent rain on its way, according to the Met Office. The maximum temperature on Sunday is set to plunge to 12C, almost 10C down on Saturday's high. That is around 5C below the average UK maximum at this time of year and a far cry from the recent warm weather, with temperatures soaring above 27C in the hottest parts of the country last weekend. | A million people are expected to crowd beside the Thames to watch Sunday's river pageant through the capital and they will probably have to rely on each other for warmth with persistent rain on its way, according to the Met Office. The maximum temperature on Sunday is set to plunge to 12C, almost 10C down on Saturday's high. That is around 5C below the average UK maximum at this time of year and a far cry from the recent warm weather, with temperatures soaring above 27C in the hottest parts of the country last weekend. |
| This weekend will start relatively brightly with a possible high of 21C in London on Saturday and some sunshine about. The Queen will kickstart her celebrations at the Derby, in Epsom, where the going is expected to be good. But rain will move in from the west later, hitting the capital late evening or overnight. | This weekend will start relatively brightly with a possible high of 21C in London on Saturday and some sunshine about. The Queen will kickstart her celebrations at the Derby, in Epsom, where the going is expected to be good. But rain will move in from the west later, hitting the capital late evening or overnight. |
| "That makes for a pretty wet day for the pageant and over quite a large part of England and Wales," said the Met Office's Dan Williams. "It's a bit disappointing." He said the best place to celebrate on Sunday is likely to be Scotland, which should be dry with bright spells. | "That makes for a pretty wet day for the pageant and over quite a large part of England and Wales," said the Met Office's Dan Williams. "It's a bit disappointing." He said the best place to celebrate on Sunday is likely to be Scotland, which should be dry with bright spells. |
| The rain is expected to clear as Monday goes on and the top temperature could reach 16C in the capital, giving some hope for the evening concert at Buckingham Palace, although there will still be showers around. Scotland, again, the far west and northern England will see the best of the weather, said Williams. | The rain is expected to clear as Monday goes on and the top temperature could reach 16C in the capital, giving some hope for the evening concert at Buckingham Palace, although there will still be showers around. Scotland, again, the far west and northern England will see the best of the weather, said Williams. |
| The temperature is likely to continue to creep up – to 17C in London – on Tuesday and there is a good chance that the rain will have cleared giving hope that the Queen may be able to travel in an open-topped Landau for the procession from Westminster Hall to Buckingham Palace. | The temperature is likely to continue to creep up – to 17C in London – on Tuesday and there is a good chance that the rain will have cleared giving hope that the Queen may be able to travel in an open-topped Landau for the procession from Westminster Hall to Buckingham Palace. |
| The rest of the week will have unsettled weather, with temperatures slowly rising but showers still around, said Williams. | The rest of the week will have unsettled weather, with temperatures slowly rising but showers still around, said Williams. |
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