Street parties, Union Jack bunting across the streets and special celebrations- the Queen's Jubilee has all the makings of a grand day out... as long as the weather holds out.
However, with cakes galore lined up to enjoy the weekend, there could well be a few soggy bottoms as the country celebrates 70 years of the Queen on the throne.
Sunny weather would be a fitting tribute to Her Majesty's seven-decade reign, but the day could well be a washout with rain-soaked Battenbergs and drizzly lemon drizzles.
Some have even predicted the wettest day of the year, and prepared punters may well be sticking a few sovereigns on the miserable British weather.
The Queen's coronation on June 2 1953, was "a cold day for early June" and was mainly cloudy skies across the nation, so perhaps the monarch herself won't be expecting the weather gods to roll out the red carpet.
What will the weather be like for the Jubilee?
According to WX Charts, showers will fall in the UK across the Jubilee long weekend from Thursday to Sunday.
The special day has been added to the calendar for a bank holiday double-whammy, with the regular Spring bank holiday on Thursday June 2 and the Jubilee the following day, June 3.
Odds on particularly wet or dry days are mixed, with Ladbrokes currently offering 2/1 on the hottest day of the year to fall on the Jubilee weekend. For the wettest day of the year to occur, Ladbrokes has odds of 6/4.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "It's hit and miss on the weather front at the moment, but the odds suggest we're more likely to see record-breaking rain than sunshine across the upcoming Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend."
The Jubilee is still over a week away so it is hard to predict but the Met Office's long-range weather forecast is optimistic for "fine and dry" weather.
It said: "Into the rest of next week, it will likely be mainly fine and dry, but occasional rain and showers, mainly in the east. Feeling warm in any sunshine.
"Towards the bank holiday weekend this pattern is likely to continue, with some dry weather and sunny spells, but also some more unsettled and wet conditions developing for some parts of the UK."
Will June be the wettest on record?
June is too far away to accurately predicted the weather, but some punters will fancy it as the wettest on record.
It has been a miserable few months for many Brits, with the Partygate scandal dominating politics and a cost of living crisis that is causing many to suffer. The least some people are asking for is for the sun to come out.
Ladbrokes' odds are at 3/1 for the summer month to be dour and drenched rather than bright and breezy.
Apati added: "The weather still can't seem to make up its mind, but the odds suggest next month could break records for all the wrong reasons with even more rain on the way."
