WEATHER 2009 !

[howlin_pete]

What netweather are prediciting is nothing lile 2005/7. Your talking a months worth of rainfall over a weekend in the latters case

[podge52]

If it does rain and it seems more and more likely that it will, i don't think that a mud bath is that likely. In the past we've had higher than average rainfall in the run up to the festival. This has caused the ground to be at saturation point by the time the festival has started. Thats why we've had proper mudbaths in festivals past. This year with only an average or below average rainfall in the run up,coupled with bettter drainage and a few sunny days during the festival means the washouts of past years won't happen. Yes there will be mud but not on the scale of recent years and if the tempratures stay as predicted the ground will dry quicker than normaly and leave it better for walking round etc.

So all in all i think a similar weather pattern to last year will be with us while at the fest. When alls said and done last year wasn't that bad at all. I've experienced far worse weather in years past at other festies as well as Glasto. So do't be downhearted peeps, we all want 100% sunshine, but this is england and it pisses it down a lot. I live in rainy city ( Manc-chester ) and we have rain pretty much 362 days a year.

I know some of you will say what a load of bollox but i like to be optimistic and look on the brightside.

[sdaveak47]

This will be my 3rd glasto and my 6th festival over all...

V 05... roasting hot every day...

v 06....pissed it down every day

G 07...pissed it down every day

v 07...pissed it down every day

G 08...rain Thursday night / Friday morning... lovely sunshine for the rest...

I dread the rain but I know I will be having a top time still.... If it gets to the point where you think its going to be more hassle than fun and considering its more likely to rain than not I would be thinking if its really worth going.

I needed the sun in 08, if it had rain for a fourth consecutive festival I think I might of thought wise about going. The hot ones do revitalise you I find

[Kev_6185]

This one from Metro newspaper makes for good reading, although I have to advise that the Metro paper is an absolute rag - so take with a pinch of sodium chloride :-

Metro

[kohoutec]

Glasto 2004 pissed it down

Glasto 2005 pissed it down

V06 (shit) pissed it down

Glasto 2007 pissed it dow

Hop Farm 2008 pissed it down

i'm starting to think it might be my fault

[Goblinz]

The solution is just to ignore Metcheck completely.

[bombfrog]

Glasto 2004 pissed it down

Glasto 2005 pissed it down

V06 (shit) pissed it down

Glasto 2007 pissed it dow

Hop Farm 2008 pissed it down

i'm starting to think it might be my fault

[Tommy]

A pessimist is never disappointed.

[ministe2003]

[Homer]

If it does rain and it seems more and more likely that it will, i don't think that a mud bath is that likely. In the past we've had higher than average rainfall in the run up to the festival. This has caused the ground to be at saturation point by the time the festival has started. Thats why we've had proper mudbaths in festivals past. This year with only an average or below average rainfall in the run up,coupled with bettter drainage and a few sunny days during the festival means the washouts of past years won't happen. Yes there will be mud but not on the scale of recent years and if the tempratures stay as predicted the ground will dry quicker than normaly and leave it better for walking round etc.

So all in all i think a similar weather pattern to last year will be with us while at the fest. When alls said and done last year wasn't that bad at all. I've experienced far worse weather in years past at other festies as well as Glasto. So do't be downhearted peeps, we all want 100% sunshine, but this is england and it pisses it down a lot. I live in rainy city ( Manc-chester ) and we have rain pretty much 362 days a year.

I know some of you will say what a load of bollox but i like to be optimistic and look on the brightside.

[steveo]

Does anyone know the amounts of rain that have fallen in previous years to make the site muddy. How much rain do we need to make it a mudbath because although it rainewd last year it seemed to dry up

[ministe2003]

well based on this site ive just found which is the met offices historic statistics site and give you a kind of idea....

Metoffice historic stats

and using the site yeovilton seen as its the closet then....

2005 year of the storm the month of June saw 112.9mm of rain

2007 just plain awful year saw 102.8mm

compared with last year which was only 26.8mm

so at the minute were all still good i think

[howlin_pete]

well based on this site ive just found which is the met offices historic statistics site and give you a kind of idea....

Metoffice historic stats

and using the site yeovilton seen as its the closet then....

2005 year of the storm the month of June saw 112.9mm of rain

2007 just plain awful year saw 102.8mm

compared with last year which was only 26.8mm

so at the minute were all still good i think

[oafc0000]

I think what does it is when you do remember the good ones (2003 being the most recent overall good one), and know how amazing it is to lounge around on the grass where you want. It's so much more chilled out.

[titch juicy]

to be fair he's got a point, especially as "i love rain guy" has never given a reason for why he wants it rain so much ..

you really can only assume he's a troll, or he enjoys the fact that the majority of people will be dissapointed with rain, and then that makes him an arsehole

[Guest blackcockerel]

Yes

[evansonuk]

i don't think calling anyone a f****n c0ck for wanting some rain is called for

i wouldn't mind a bit of rain either- i hate it when it's hot

am i fu**in c0ck too?

[oafc0000]

Ok, lets all shut the f**k up being arsey Only one and a half days to go

[Flip it out!]

NME with another amazing weather report http://www.nme.com/news/glastonbury/45504

[titch juicy]

i'm amazed at the rudeness of some of the people on here

didn't expect it on a glastonbury forum

[Katster]

i don't think calling anyone a f****n c0ck for wanting some rain is called for

i wouldn't mind a bit of rain either- i hate it when it's hot

am i fu**in c0ck too?

[Guest blackcockerel]

Yes

[scorp]

bbc tv forecast at 1.30 pm today:

up to 26C [79f] by thurs and fri. just the possibility of some thundery showers in some areas on or after fri. humidity increasing as the week progresses - so, it'll get sticky, and feel quite hot.

[hazeyb]

i don't think calling anyone a f****n c0ck for wanting some rain is called for

i wouldn't mind a bit of rain either- i hate it when it's hot

am i fu**in c0ck too?

[PHyR]

i'm amazed at the rudeness of some of the people on here

didn't expect it on a glastonbury forum