With just over a week to go until the royal wedding, you may be deciding whether to watch from a beer garden or your sofa.
Every couple hopes for sun on their big day, and Meghan and Harry will be no different.
Luckily it seems like theyve picked the right time of year, and hopefully the day wont be a washout.
According to data from Monsoon, May is the second-driest month of the year (after April when Kate and Wills were wed) which might be part of the reason they chose this date.
After analysing 86 years of weather on this day, they found that the average rainfall was 1.5mm, but 2006 saw the highest rainfall of 12.5mm.
Over the past decade, only two years saw 19 May as wipe-outs, with heavy downpours not budging.
There might only have been three days of actual sunshine, but eight of the past 10 years have still had largely dry areas with sunny patches. And if there has been any rainfall, its been brief and travelling.
Is 19 May a good weather day to get married on?
Lets take a look at what history tells us the weather is like in Windsor, Buckinghamshire on their wedding date…
19 May 2017 – Wet throughout the day, gradually ceasing by late afternoon.
19 May 2016 – Dry and bright, then light and patchy rain spread from the west from late morning.
19 May 2015 – Some sunshine, but also widespread showers, some with hail and thunder.
19 May 2014 – Dry, warm and sunny with the area recording 26 °C. Heavy showers broke out in the south-west by late morning and spread slowly east towards Berkshire..
19 May 2013 – Bright with scattered rain in the morning.
19 May 2012 – Unsettled, cool, windy and and spells of rain.
19 May 2011 – Largely dry with the temperature reaching 20 °C in the area.
19 May 2010 – Largely dry with prolonged sunshine.
19 May 2009 – Heavy downpour.
19 May 2008 – High pressure, generally rather cool.
Heres the forecast on Accuweather:
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We cant always predict the exact weather that far ahead, but if the history of the day and the likeliness of rain is anything to go by, no umbrellas will be necessary.
Meghan and Harry are getting married in front of 800 wedding guests so its probably fairly unlikely the weather will be high on the former actress priority list when it comes to things to fret over.
Plus, if it does rain, no doubt the royal household will have a smooth back-up plan and guests wont have to get their hair drenched.
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