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Two of Britain's biggest summer events look set to be bathed in glorious sunshine, it emerged today.

Around 120,000 music fans at the Glastonbury Festival next week will be able to leave the wellies at home and put on their dancing shoes.

The mercury will also start rising soon after tennis ace Andy Murray begins the defence of his Wimbledon crown on Monday.

Forecasters believe Britain is locked into high pressure which will ensure a mostly dry spell with temperatures slightly above average until the end of the month.

Leon Brown, meteorologist at The Weather Channel UK, said: "This is good news for sporting events and summer festivals with a lower than normal risk of wet days and warm temperatures - but not too hot.

"It is still a bit early to give day by day detail for Wimbledon, but the first week looks mainly dry. A slight risk of a shower on Monday and starting cooler, but then becoming warmer and mostly sunny from the middle of the first week to next weekend.

"There is a lot of speculation about another mud washed Glastonbury, but currently it looks more likely to be fine, dry and quite warm so sandals rather than wellies."

"The weather over the east Atlantic and Europe is currently locked in pattern keeping a ridge of high pressure over the eastern Atlantic and trough of lower pressure over the NE of Europe, and looks at the moment as if this will pattern will tend to prevail as we head through June to July.

"This will bring below normal precipitation to the UK, with the west and south a lot drier than normal.

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"Weak fronts moving southwards will bring a little rain and some showers at times to the north and east, but still 50 per cent below normal precipitation over the coming weeks."

Bookies Ladbrokes have cut the odds against this summer being the hottest on record to 5-2.

And Royal Ascot is 5-6 favourite to remain dry on all five days of the racing festival which ends on Saturday.

Ladbrokes spokeswoman Jessica Bridge said: "As the sun continues to sizzle the odds will continue to drop. And thankfully for racegoers it looks like they can leave the brollies at home this week."

But England's football stars will be able to keep cool during Thursday's crunch World Cup clash with Uruguay in Sao Paulo.

The Weather Channel's Mr Brown said: "During the afternoon temperatures will be around 17 to 18C, and near 16C at match kick off with gentle breezes from the south east.

"By match end temperatures will be 15C - so ideal conditions for playing."