Cricket World Cup weather: Showers to dampen this weekend's fixtures after Thursday's cancellation

By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

By Robert Richards, AccuWeather meteorologist

After poor weather conditions pestered the Cricket World Cup in the United Kingdom late this week, more showers can dampen the fixtures scheduled for this weekend.

Persistent rain from late Wednesday to Thursday morning caused the pitch at Trent Bridge in Nottingham to be too wet for the fixture between India and New Zealand to be played.

Around 3 p.m. local time, officials called off the match.

The nearby airport at Leeds and Bradford reported continuous rain for 18 hours. The resultant flooding led to many road closures on Thursday morning around Nottinghamshire, the county's Fire and Rescue Service reported.

Umpires Paul Ronald Reiffel of Australia, left, with Marais Erasmus of South Africa walk off the field after calling off the the Cricket World Cup match between India and New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, on Thursday, June 13, 2019, due to rain. Match abandoned without a ball bowled. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Cricket World Cup action will continue on Saturday with two fixtures, one in London and the other in Cardiff.

Sri Lanka faces Australia in the late-morning hours at the Oval in London. Amid sunny spells, an odd shower can cross the area during the match. Temperatures may be around 17 C (63 F) when the fixture starts.

A few hours later, Cardiff Wales Stadium will host the fixture between South Africa and Afghanistan.

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While the rain will not be heavy and last all day, more cloud and showers are expected to be around Cardiff when compared to London for the match. Showers may become less numerous around Cardiff later in the day.

It will also be slightly cooler in Cardiff with a temperature near 14 C (57 F) during the first half of Saturday.

A moderate breeze is anticipated for both fixtures on Saturday.

Showery spells will persist across the U.K. for Sunday and Monday. There will also be sunny intervals as well especially across the southeastern areas.

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