The weather for our Queen's funeral

[spwill]

London weather looking is good at this stage for Monday Sep 19th with high pressure showing in both EC and GFS.

[Simon Culling]

First indications from the seven day forecasts for London are for a dry and partly sunny day but rather cool for the time of year with a maximum of 18°C.

In recent years, the Royals seem to have done well with the weather for their 'occasions'.

[spwill]

Yes, England on the cool side of the High.

[tich]

Yes, England on the cool side of the High.

Looked like a northerly flow coming from the Arctic Ocean.

[Simon Culling]

For those waiting in the queue to walk past the QE II coffin, the last couple of nights have been rather cold. Minimum temperatures at Kew Gardens on Saturday and Sunday were 3.2°C and 7.7°C respectively and for St James Park they were 7.3°C and 9.3°C.

The forecast for Monday remains fine but with cumulus build-up, but some sunny intervals throughout the day. A milder night tonight with a minimum around 12°C and a maximum tomorrow of around 17°C, with a light NW breeze.

[Simon Culling]

Your independent forecaster, WeatherWatchNZ has summarised it perfectly.

https://twitter.com/WeatherWatchNZ/stat ... 4178932738

[spwill]

The right weather for this event

[Simon Culling]

It was a generally cloudy day (Cu + Sc) in and around London on Monday, but there were some sunny intervals - London Heathrow Airport recorded 1.5 hours of sunshine. Temperatures were in line with the forecasts:

Kew Gardens - max 18.4°C, min 9.1°C
St James Park - max 18.7°C, min 12.5°C
London Heathrow - max 18.6°C, min 11.6°C