WTC Final IND vs AUS Weather Report from The Oval: What to expect from the Kennington Oval, London weather?

The 2021 WTC final was interrupted by rain in England. Will it happen again this time? Let’s check out the weather forecast for London till the WTC Final 2023. During the second Test match of the Border Gavaskar series in February 2023, Virat Kohli chats with Australia’s David Warner and Usman Khawaja. In the next 24 hours, the much-awaited World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2023 will begin at The Oval in London. Both India and Australia have high hopes of winning the ICC Test mace in this summit clash. However, for any team to emerge as winners, it is important that the game is not washed out by rain and enough overs are played. Bad weather also disrupted the previous WTC Final in 2021.

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Let’s take a look at the weather forecast for each match day from June 7 to June 11 as well as the reserve day on June 12.

Day 1 (June 7): According to accuweather.com, the weather for the first day, when the big match begins, will be “mostly sunny and pleasant”. It will be cloudy about 22%, but the chance of precipitation is only 1%. The temperature will reach a pleasant maximum of 21 degree Celsius.

Day 2 (June 8): The weather will remain the same as before, the temperature will also remain the same on the second day. Cloud cover will increase slightly to 25%, but the chance of precipitation will remain at 1%.

Day 3 (June 9): On day 3, the weather will be similar to day 2, except that the temperature will reach a maximum of 22°C. Cloud cover will remain at 25%, and the chance of precipitation will still be 1%.

Day 4 (June 10): A mix of sunshine and rain is expected on the fourth day of the season. Accuweather.com says, “Hot and humid with periods of clouds and sun; a few showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.” With the temperature rising to 26 °C, there will be around 2.5 mm of rain with a 65% chance of precipitation.

Day 5 (June 11): Although only 1.4 mm of rain is predicted on the fifth day, the weather will be “mostly cloudy and warm” with some rain in the afternoon. There is a 65% chance of precipitation, and an 85% chance of cloudiness.

Reserve Day (June 12): The forecast for Reserve Day predicts about 1.0 mm of rain, with a 54% cloudy day and a 57% chance of precipitation.

If the daily requirements for a Test match, consisting of 6 hours playing time and 90 overs, cannot be met due to weather conditions on any of the five days, a reserve day will be used. In such a situation, the additional time of Reserve Day will be used to meet these needs.