One can only hope that it does not pour with rain for the duration of their visit although, strange as it may seem when we have just suffered one of the wettest Wimbledon championships in memory, one of the key factors in London's favour is the climate.
Bruce Boe, director of metereology at US company Weather Modification Inc, which specialises in cloud seeding and other techniques, said stopping the rain for the duration of the London Olympics would be extremely difficult as it would be subject to a "dynamic" frontal weather system.
"It rains for the first twelve chapters," Harris notes, "before pausing and raining again".
Alternatively, the providers might relent, returning TV Rain to the airwaves for the duration of the Sochi Olympics while the prosecutor's office assembled a case against the channel.
Petroleum jelly will usually stick to the pumpkin even after the rain, and it may even last for the duration of the season.
Total-immersion rock festivals -- with multiple stages, fans camped out for the duration and, sooner or later, rain-induced mud pits -- are regular events.
In contrast to the rain-affected practice and qualifying sessions, the track was dry for the duration of the race.
Holding on to her microphone-shaped glass trophy for dear life, she posed for photographers for the duration of her winning song Rise Like A Phoenix, before yet another glitter drop rained down from the ceiling….
Although the storm remained over water for the duration of its existence, the outer reaches of the system brought rain and light winds to Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas.
Rain and the city of Glasgow are almost synonymous and sadly this was indeed the case for the duration of the British Cancer Research Meeting 2002, held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre from 30th June to 3rd July.
"Now we're here for the duration".
