Wimbledon Championship weather maps show when tennis will stop as 5 days of rain to hit

After a scorching first couple of days of tennis in the first week of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, organisers and players will now face a new weather threat - several days of rain, which could put play at risk. According to the weather forecast by timeanddate, rain is expected to hit the tournament today (July 2), Saturday July 5, Sunday July 6, Monday July 7 and Wednesday July 9.

While today's forecast says there will only be passing showers, on Saturday, much heavier rain is expected, with a precipitation chance of 71% and temperatures of 22C, a sharp contrast to the 32C seen during the first few days of the championship. Spectators used fans and umbrellas to cope with the heat as they queued from the early hours to watch players, including Carlos Alcaraz, who rushed to the aid of a fan who collapsed. Delyth Lewis, 79, was assisted off Centre Court after falling ill in the fifth hour of the 22-year-old Spaniard's match against Italy's Fabio Fognini.

"Records are tumbling off the court as we can confirm this is the hottest start to Wimbledon on record," said Met Office spokesperson Marco Petagna. "The really high heat is not ideal conditions for playing, but the temperature will fall to 24 or 25C later this week."

Weather forecasts support this claim, with temperatures only expected to reach a maximum of 26C on Friday, though skies will stay cloudy. On Monday, temperatures are only set to reach 20C. By July 9, however, temperatures are supposed to increase back up to maximums of 28C, though this comes with a 46% chance of showers later in the day.

According to a WXCharts weather map, between eight and 13 millimetres of rain could be seen on July 8.

With the threat of rain on the way, what are ticket holders' rights if play has to be called off?

Thanks to the addition of the retractable roofs on Centre Court and No.1 Court in 2009 and 2019, respectively, delays in play are now a thing of the past for the biggest matches of the day. However, while play will usually continue on the main courts, play will typically be halted on Wimbledon's outdoor courts. Ground staff will be on hand to quickly disassemble the net and draw covers over the court. Play resumes when the umpires decide that conditions are suitable.

According to Wimbledon's Rain and Curtailment of Play Policy, if there is less than one hour's play on the court for which the tickets have been bought, the applicable successful applicant will be refunded the purchase price. Ticket Holders of Grounds Passes (except those purchased after 5.00pm) will be eligible for a full refund for such Ground Passes if the average amount of play on those Courts accessible with a Grounds Pass and for which play was originally scheduled is less than one hour.

Refunds are also calculated using the Referee's record of how much play has taken place on any given day.