Nationally Mr Oates said UK wildlife either "did spectacularly well or incredibly badly" during the unsettled weather over the past 12 months.

BBC: Purple hairstreak butterfly numbers hit by wet weather

If the forecast is for humid, unsettled weather, Onions will have the opportunity to continue the impressive start he made to his Test career against the curiously de-motivated West Indies.

BBC: Jonathan Agnew column

It's these low-pressure systems that bring the unsettled weather.

BBC: Scotland's summer of two halves

Unsettled weather at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida prompted NASA to call off today's planned landing, and the shuttle's orbit will not allow another landing attempt in Florida until tomorrow morning.

NPR: Shuttle Landing Delayed Due to Poor Weather

Rain is expected to clear during the early hours of Sunday, but further heavy showers are expected to follow later in the day and through to Monday, with unsettled weather likely to continue into next week.

BBC: Wales weather: Floods possible as heavy rain forecast

The prospect of unsettled weather on the first two days at least suggests that Amir and the wily Mohammad Asif will still be a handful with the famous Lord's slope assisting them to move the ball off the seam as well, making it vitally important that England's batsmen knuckle down and be prepared to graft.

BBC: Jonathan Agnew column