Official early Met Office forecast for Godiva Festival 2024

Priyanka Patel

25 June 2024 at 6:54 am·2-min read

Godiva Festival will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year — -Credit: (Image: BirminghamLive)

Summer is officially here, and Coventry's Godiva Festival 2024 is soon approaching. Thousands are people are set to flock to War Memorial Park for the annual event from Friday, July 5 to Sunday, July 7.

As preparations get underway all eyes will be turning to the weather forecast. In recent days the weather has been sweltering with temperatures up to 27C and revellers will want to know if there will be a drastic change to dreary rain or if suncream will be handy.

According to the latest Met Office long-range forecast from Saturday, June 29 to Monday, July 8, changeable weather is 'most likely' to prevail through the period with the hotter and humid weather in the south 'likely to be pushed away'. The temperatures are expected to be around a 'little above average', the forecast says.

The full long-range forecast for the Godiva Festival weekend reads: "Fresher conditions than earlier in the week with a westerly wind from the Atlantic, and changeable weather is most likely to prevail through much of this period; the hotter and more humid weather experienced by the south before this will most likely have been pushed away into the nearby Continent.

"The risk of these conditions lingering or returning to the far southeast now looks to be very small. This aside, northwestern areas are likely to see the most frequent rainfall, whilst southern and eastern areas remain drier, and a trend towards more generally settled weather for most of the United Kingdom through the period is probable. Temperatures are expected to be around a little above average."

Many are expected to descend to War Memorial Park for the festival which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, with headline acts including Richard Ashcroft, Paloma Faith, and Beverly Knight. Other artists include Sam Ryder, Wes Nelson, Lady Leshurr, Rishi Rich, the city's very own The Primitives on the main stage on Friday night (July 5), and more.

What is the forecast for Coventry and Warwickshire this week?

Wednesday:

Another fine and very warm, locally hot, day is expected. An isolated heavy shower possible by the afternoon and evening. Winds remaining light. Maximum temperature 29 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Increasing clouds through Thursday, perhaps some rain later. Bright and breezy for Friday and Saturday, mainly dry with plenty of sunny spells. Staying warm, though temperatures lower than recent days.

For more information about Godiva Festival, visit the website. Tickets are still available to purchase from £17.50 for individual days or across the weekend, which you can buy here.

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