D-Day 75: Early Met Office forecast predicts rain during Portsmouth D-Day ceremony

The city is set to be the focal point of the commemorative events in the UK as the world prepares to mark the anniversary of the Normandy Landings.

A ceremony will be held on Southsea Common on June 5 which is set to be attended by the Queen, President Trump, the Prime Minister, Chancellor Merkel, President Macron and other major world leaders.

The Met Office has issued it’s long-range forecast for next week and is predicting a downpour in Portsmouth on the day of the ceremony.

Here’s what the early prediction is saying:

June 3

The week of the D-Day anniversary will begin with a mild start on Monday. Temperatures will hit a max of 15C and there will be sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

June 4

On Tuesday the Met Office is predicting there will be rain, so if you are attending any D-Day events on this day you will want to bring a coat or an umbrella.

Forecasters have said that there will be sunny intervals changing to heavy showers by late morning, with a max temperature of 14C.

June 5

For the anniversary ceremony on Southsea Common, it is looking like rain could put a dampner on celebrations.

The Met Office is predicting that there will be sunny intervals changing to heavy showers by late morning, with rain beginning at 10am and lasting until mid-afternoon.