Last Updated on 11 months ago by Charbel Coorey

All eyes are on the weather at Lord’s for the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) Final between Australia and South Africa. The forecast has slowly improved over the past few days, but there still a possibility of rain having a say throughout the match.

Cool conditions are forecast for the first two days, which may favour bowling depending on the surface. There is a chance of showers early in the Test as well. There is also a reserve day in place should inclement conditions impact the match.

Lord’s weather forecast: Will rain impact the 2025 WTC Final?

According to AccuWeather, the weather at Lord’s looks promising for the 2025 WTC Final. Day one is forecast for “pleasantly warm with clouds and sunshine” with a top of 24 degrees and only 8% chance of precipitation.

However, day two are where the showers may interrupt proceedings. AccuWeather predicts 1.3mm of rain to fall in the morning, but none in the afternoon, which is welcome news. The cloudy conditions all day could also make batting quite tricky in this mid-June Test.

The remainder of the Test looks excellent. Day three (Friday) sees a top of 27 degrees with a “partly sunny and very warm” forecast. Saturday’s forecast is similar, reading “sun through high clouds and remaining warm.” Sunday (day five) is cooler, but rain is expected to stay away as well.

The warmer conditions surely means Australia and South Africa will select a specialist spinner. There has been talk of a full pace attack for both teams, but Nathan Lyon and Keshav Maharaj can play important roles as conditions dry out later in the Test.