(click to enlarge image: weather forecast for the mean's tennis final at Wimbledon)
As landscapers and gardeners we plan their working and leisure lives around the weather (or the forecast). There's nothing more stressful than continually upset schedules due to inclement weather.
Professional gardeners don't need me to tell them how poor weather can impact their income and lives generally.
However, gardeners (and tennis fans) might be asking what the forecast is for different reasons this weekend - What will the weather be like for the Wimbledon tennis finals this weekend?
The good news it will be hot and sunny and it looks like the roof on centre court will remain open for the duration of both finals.
On Saturday, for the women's final between Sabine Lisicki and Marion Bartoli it will be warm and mainly sunny with chance of a little cloud with maximum temperatures 25C.
For Sunday's men's final between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, temperatures are likely to hit 30C over the south London tennis venue' with less than a 5% chance of rain all day: it is almost guaranteed wall-to-wall sunshine.
Whether it's gardening or just lazing around in the garden or watching the tennis, this weekend looks like it's going to be a good one...and for quite a few days to come too.
A bit about the weather at Wimbledon
Wimbledon has 19 grass courts where spectators will watch the men's and women's singles, as well as the doubles competitions, youth competitions and wheelchair matches.
Fans who were not lucky enough to get Wimbledon tickets for centre court or court one will be queuing for a chance to see some of the action on the other courts. They'll also be watching the games on Henman Hill Murray Mount where big screens show the action from the centre court - possibly with a glass of Pimms and some strawberries and cream?
Johnny Perkins, Wimbledon Press Officer, explains how the weather impacts play at Wimbledon.
Chris Tubbs, one of the Deputy Chief Forecasters at the Met Office explains what goes into providing the forecasters for Wimbledon.
Wimbledon weather
In 2009 Wimbledon introduced a retractable roof on centre court to allow play to continue in adverse weather conditions and to keep the championship on schedule.
In previous years the event has been so badly affected by the weather the tournament has gone into a third week. The referee will make the decision as to when to cover the courts. The sooner they are covered the quicker the court will dry out and play can resume at Wimbledon.
Further reading: Preparing the grass courts for Wimbledon
Source: metoffice.gov.uk
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