Dry skies in south London for Denmark clash after wet start

But the combination of warm temperatures and showers will continue over the next week in south London.

Greg Dewhurst, a meteorologist, told the PA news agency that Wednesday was still too far away to pinpoint exact details but that morning showers should ease off by kick-off.

"For the UK as a whole (Wednesday) is going to be a day of sunshine and showers through the day, some of the showers could be heavy at times but it looks like the showers tend to fade away in the evening," he said.

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The mercury is expected to hit 21C (69.8F) in the day, dropping to around 18C (64.4F) by match time, but the atmosphere will still be "on the humid side".

The forecast for south London points to around 20C temperatures from today, July 5, through to the end of the weak, with light showers mixing with sunny intervals intermittently.

Wednesday, when England play their semi-final in the capital, will see 19C weather and sunny weather with a chance of rain.

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Last week saw much wetter weather in the capital, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms over the weekend, which despite heavy rain never fully materialised.

The Met Office's current forecast predicts cloudy weather before some light showers betwee 1pm and 4pm before the weather clears to sunny intervals by around 7pm. England face Denmark at Wembley at 8pm.

The mercury will increase as the week goes on, reaching 22C on Friday as clouds still continue to mix with sun.

Should England progress to the final on Sunday, also at Wembley, the weather could be drier and warmer.

"Our latest models have temperatures around 22C (21.6F), possibly 23C (73.4F) - there is still the risk of a few showers around but perhaps less frequent and less heavy compared to Wednesday," Mr Dewhurst said.

It will be a similar picture in south-west London, where Bromley newcomer Emma Raducanu remains Britain's last hope in the singles draw at Wimbledon.

The 18-year-old is due to face Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic on Court One on Monday afternoon.

Mr Dewhurst said Monday was likely to be a largely dry day but with one or two showers around, while the wind will also pick up.

"There could be a risk of some rain moving in by around 7pm, so for the end of the evening really," he said.

"Tuesday and Wednesday will be back in the regime of sunshine and showers whilst Thursday and into Friday it looks like there will still be some showers around, but that risk decreases."

Temperatures are currently sitting at around 21C (69.8F) - about average for the time of year.