Okay, so it's only 139 days to go until the start of the festival...

I think it's about time we had a look at the forecast...

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/event_...asp?eventID=420

Looking good so far, could do with being a bit warmer though!

Anything but rain is good with me!

Just as long as it isnt windy. Dunno if its true or not, but someone once told me wind is pretty much the only thing that can cause the festival to be cancelled 'cos of how massive the main stage and tents are. Would need to be pretty damn extreme to make things unsafe though...

This should probably be renamed the 'Jinx' thread. If its anything like it was last year we're in for a good 'un.

this has got to be the earliest weather thread yet

I did try

I've already started packing my camping bag though, couldn't decide wether to stick in wellies or my sun screen.

Shock weather forecast for August; its going to be quite warm, with a chance of wind and rain

I wonder how the decide on the wind? 12mph " 253 degrees? Are they made up or what!

Last years Leeds Fest was made with the weather. Thursday especially was ace once we'd set the tent up and spent the rest of the day in the heat!

i know what ya mean, last years weather was spot on, got a tan at a festival??! lol

Agreed. Last years festival was perfect for lazy drinking games instead of watching bands. And that made it brilliant!

Last years weather was perfect. Aslong as it doesn't rain I wil lbe happy.

According to Al Gore it'll be 50 degrees C and we'll be in the sea.

That combo could be quite nice

If we could get the same as last year I'd be a happy guy.

We'd have to be seriously lucky to get the same as last year again but here's hoping!

hehe. yeah, i think i only seen about 6 bands last year...the weather was soooo nice we just sunbathed and drank our way through several [glass!!!!] bottles of smirnoff... hehe,, and as we were camped near the path.. those dodgy volunteers kept spying us and trying to steel the glass!!!!

Evil ones!!

Bring on the sun shine!!!!

damnit, looks like it's gonna rain now...

It is showing lots and lots of rain. Stupid long term forcasts - useless and pointless

We could have an efests Leeds festival weather sweepstakes!

Considering the weather forecast for the next day's only supposed to be 85% accurate I can only imagine how inaccurate these things are going to be.

I bought a shiny new waterproof jacket today so Leeds will be sunny this year

Last year was far too nice for my ruddy complexion

(ginner - its a curse)

I know what you mean, I burnt my legs on the first day and ending up putting cold cans wedged up my jeans to keep my skins cold.

wish leeds swapped their dates with download festival.
download always seems to be glorious, been 3 years in a row and dont remember it raining once

Last year was awesome!! on the thursday my mate went as pink as a lobster it was funny as fu.ck. we had to buy a guardian newspaper just to get some sun tan cream because they had sold out. hehe

I got the best tan last year, nobody believed I had only been as far as Leeds, and even I thought for a while it was just ingrained mud! Bring it on again this year

hope that forcast is wrong as it currently stands

Its just a stab in the dark. They could predict anything! Im sure all will be fine

Wow have looked a couple of times and that is the worst one yet. Changes each time you look. It really is a bit of a joke predicting the weather this early.

think it was 2006, a week before the festival checked the forcast, was supposed to hammer down the whole weekend, went out bought a new tent, waterproof jacket, wellies etc and then got totally sunburnt on the friday morning (didn't take suntan lotion). only rain we got was the sunday night for the artic monkeys and muse while my waterproof jacket was safely tucked away in my tent

wow, chek it out now.. all sunny,, not even a cloud.. hah!

I think someone just sits at a computer thinking,, "hmmm,, what weather shall we put today?"

I got so sunburnt on the first day last year!

The bad thing was I had largish black sunglasses on so as soon as i removed em i looked like an ffing panda!

It was so bad even if it was cloudy I had to keep my sunnies on just cz every other randomer came up, pointed and laughed at my face.

Even the burger man did it!

I wouldn't really call it rain on sunday night..... it was more a full blown thunder storm!!! It was pretty good watching Muse in it however... even though loads of people seemed to leave when the storm started

I was happy that my new waterproof jacket did its job well. I wasn't happy that my waterproof tent didn't turn out to be very waterproof though
I didn't enjoy sleeping in the big puddle

Haha i know that feeling... i don't really get sunburn, apart from my nose, i kinda get the whole Rudolph look going on...

just checked metcheck.com

sunny spells all weekend, little or no rain apart from light rain on the wednesday and drizzle on thursday

hoorahhh, lets hope the forecast stays or gets better

Any chance someone in Leeds fancies telling me what the state of the campsite is at the moment? I've got a pair of wellies on standby, just wondering whether to get them ready. Someone said it's going to bucket down (like it was here before), so I'll have to keep my eyes on Metcheck

You can prove anything with statistics. 69% of all people know that!!

Not looking too good on Metcheck at the moment

Yeah it was gorgeous last year, judging by the amount of rain we're getting at the moment then I expect it will rain for at least one of the days

Looks alright - only rains on the Saturday.

Lol it's quite funny looking at the Leeds weather when Metcheck have a flashing red banner across the top of the page saying 'Severe Waether Warning!'

Looking fairly decent for Wed/Thurs too MetCheck

What? They've actually spelt weather like that?

Now only gunna rain friday morning
Its very acurate!

rain pretty constant now, although its light rain apparently

Sun or rain will still be a great weekend! Dont think I've ever been when its rained all 4/5 days though, just the once back in 06 on wednesday i think, when it proper pissed it down about 3 till 6 got all my stuff wet >_<

Really Hope it doesn't rain, but I've been sensible enough to go out today and buy a pair of wellies just incase

Saying that I've never been to a festival where its rained yet

Welll I hope it doesn't rain when I'm setting my tent up