The OVO Tour of Britain cycle ride starts on Sunday 2nd Sept for 8 days. The weather is looking pretty good after a rather grey start.
There isn't any severe weather in the forecast for the coming week. The weekends look more unsettled than the weekdays with cloud and patchy light rain but overall with high pressure nearby, there will be a lot of fine weather. Good news for spectators, organisers and cyclists alike.
So no gales, storms or torrential rain in the forecast. The top temperatures will be in the mid 20sC for the end stages of the tour. There could be some cool starts, so for spectators out early to get a good view do bear that in mind. There have been some touches of frost already in the north but they are short-lived this early in September and still plenty of warmth stored up in the roads. there will still be moderate UV values in the bright sunshine.
The Tour of Britain starts in south Wales on Sunday, moving to Devon on Monday 3rd. Around the Mendips and Bristol on Tuesday then the West Midlands Wednesday. The Lake District for stage 5 and 6 on Thursday and Friday then Nottinghamshire on Saturday 8th. The final stage on Sunday will be in London around Piccadilly, Covent Garden and Westminster. The route changes each, trying to cover different parts of Great Britain.
Sunday - warm and humid but grey and damp. Light SW wind
Monday – bright, warm humid morning then clouding over with a north wind picking up and fresher air arriving later
Tuesday – A fine, dry day, pleasantly warm around 21C. Light to moderate NE wind
Wednesday – cool start but again fine, sunny, 19C Moderate NE wind.
Thursday the uphill team time trial over 14km, gaining 300m in elevation This afternoon event will mix the early morning chill and should be feeling warm in a light east wind for Cumbria. Temperatures in the high teens with sunshine.
Friday more of an easterly wind but still warm and dry
Bit far ahead for the weekend forecast but there are signs of higher temperatures and scattered showers on Saturday. We’ll update the forecast next week. If it is happening near you, or you are going to have a trip to watch, have a great time. There is already a festival atmosphere going on as colourful preparations take place. ITV4 is the official broadcaster and will show full live coverage of the 2018 race. Eurosport will also be showing live coverage. If it inspires you to get on your own bike or borrow one, next week could be a good time to get out in the September sunshine before the autumn gales arrive. Find a ride near you. British Cycling’s Let’s Ride Plenty of info about times and routes on the OVOTourofBritain website
