But the old adage that it never rains on Battle could once again prove true, as forecasters say there is a chance that the downpours could clear away by the afternoon.
And they say the Moonlight Parade on Friday evening could also escape the rain.
Following a weekend of glorious weather, during which the temperature climbed to 24.5°C on Saturday and 22.1°C on Sunday, this week’s weather is expected to be mainly unsettled.
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And by tomorrow, a thundery area of low pressure over France is expected to bring an increased risk of heavy rain pushing up from the south for the next couple of days.
Jersey Met forecaster Mark Le Cornu said: ‘By Thursday we expect there to be a thundery low over France, with quite a humid and sticky flow across the Channel.
‘There will be thundery showers around.
‘At the moment, although the detail is uncertain, we may just get away with it on Thursday afternoon.
‘However, people should take that with some caution.
‘There is scope for some quite substantial thundery downpours, but hopefully Thursday afternoon and Friday evening could be dry.’
Meanwhile, although last weekend was warm, it fell well short of the scorching weather during the same weekend 12 years ago.
On 9 August 2003 Jersey experienced its warmest ever day when the mercury hit 36°C.
THERE is a popular saying that ‘it never rains on Battle Day’ – however, this is not strictly true.
In the past there have been some damp – as well as a few very wet – parades.
Although the Battle of Flowers has never had to be cancelled because of the rain during its 112-year history, as early as 1906 there were reports of drizzle at the parade.
One of the wettest Battles to date was in 1980 and in that year rainstorms had become quite heavy by the end of the parade.
In more recent years, the 2006 Battle saw some light showers, and in 2009 rain fell on Battle morning, though not in the afternoon.
In recent years, the Battle of Flowers has often taken place in glorious sunshine.
However, the 2011 parade was one of the wettest and windiest in many people’s memories.
And in 2014 there was another Battle of Showers, with spectators forced to get out their umbrellas at one point during the parade.
