Starmer, Lady Victoria caught in hail as Weather In London turns cold

Weather in london turned sharply colder on Wednesday morning as a hailstorm swept the capital and temperatures plunged. Sir Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria were caught in the hail while traveling from 10 Downing Street to the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament.

The Met Office said temperatures were set to hover around 12C throughout much of Wednesday, with London forecast to be colder than Helsinki and Oslo. It predicted 17C in Helsinki and 15C in Oslo, putting the capital below both cities on the day.

Starmer’s route to Parliament

The hail fell as Starmer and Lady Victoria made their way to the State Opening, with Londoners sharing video of hail pounding pavements and gardens. The timing tied the weather to one of the capital’s most visible public events, putting the morning’s conditions in front of cameras and commuters at once.

That same morning, the forecast for London sat at 12C while Helsinki was expected to reach 17C and Oslo 15C. For readers in the city, the practical takeaway was simple: the cold would not be a brief burst around the hail, but a day-long pattern.

London forecast through Friday

London was expected to remain cold for the rest of the week, with a high of 14C forecast for Thursday and 15C for Friday. Weather later reported highs of 24C from Thursday, May 21, to Saturday, May 23, with temperatures expected to stay above 20C into the following week.

For anyone planning around the capital’s weather, Wednesday marked the lowest point in the sequence, before a gradual rise later in the week and a warmer spell after that. The immediate change was the contrast: hail and 12C in London while Helsinki and Oslo were forecast to be milder.