WEATHER 2009 !

[b26354]

Another 2007 would be the end for me (I distinctly remember saying that at the time but was back in 2008!), but I really think it would be a case of enoughs enough. IMO Anybody who says they can still have as good a time as if it was dry is kidding themselves. The mud/rain just saps your energy and spirit and you can only take so much before it's just not funny anymore. Sorry for that rant. Bad day!

[wigstonmania]

2007 was a laugh

[HastingsBoy]

2007 was a laugh

[Mardy]

It was ok for a while - all you could do was laugh about it, but when the rain was as relentless as it was it goes past funny and just becomes miserable.

[wigstonmania]

It was ok for a while - all you could do was laugh about it, but when the rain was as relentless as it was it goes past funny and just becomes miserable.

[Tenner Huey]

Nah. It was shit.

[HastingsBoy]

i remember watching the cribs on other in what can only be described as a biblical rain storm in a tshirt surrounded by people in waterproofs

it was brilliant

it almost made it better

[clockworkpurple]

New update - ensembles to follow!

Netweather

[Mr Ploppy]

New update - ensembles to follow!

Netweather

[clockworkpurple]

Nice one clockworkpurple.

Nothing to smile about there - but again... its all in the roll of the dice. ;-)

[Splatt]

Nothing to worry about........yet!

[davidd]

who the fook is toady , and are his charts any good ?

[Mr Ploppy]

i'm liking the "warm and dry build up to the festival with settled weather slowly building from the previous weekend"....jut hoping it hangs on!

[SJC]

who the fook is toady , and are his charts any good ?

[Aragorn]

New update - ensembles to follow!

Netweather

[tazzyb]

They were pretty much spot on from what I can remember. There was uncertainty about the amount of rain and when it was going to happen, but it was for a mainly dry but cold festival which is what happened

[clockworkpurple]

Say something else clockworkpurple - you know you want to... go on... your 1 away from 1000 posts!

[Glasto Mad]

It was ok for a while - all you could do was laugh about it, but when the rain was as relentless as it was it goes past funny and just becomes miserable.

[Aphex's twin]

Not really Glastonbury specific but Frosty039 over on Netweather has this to say

I hate to say it but the summer of 2009 is starting to look like '08 with unsettled coolish conditions gaining the upper hand, a quick look at the models shows the hot weather well away from the uk in mainland europe and low pressure close to the uk for much of the time. There are big differences though in the T+144 hour range between the ecm & ukmo 12z so there are issues to resolve for the end of the week over the next few days of model watching, the signs are not good though for any prolonged warm settled weather during the next few weeks so yet another disappointing June could be on the cards sadly.

[amfy]

I can take the disappointment - it's the hope that kills me!

[wigstonmania]

it will just be a lottery

will the festival fall on the few days of dry or few days of wet

buy your tickets

[OssO_87]

FEELIN HOT HOT HOT! (this is the sun song, like the rain dance but you sing it, not dance it, add dance if you wish)

[marktea]

Still much too early but good to see that the daily reports are starting to kick in now.

[podge52]

This is from netweather i think its upto which forecast you beleive. its about 50/50 on wether we get good weather . Generaly i think we expect some rain and some sun but of the two hopefully more sun, but either way we'll be havin a good time.

Sunny and warm

June will be a month of two halves, a blocked first half and then a more unsettled second half, but I expect all regions to have a warm sunny month overall.

With strong high pressure to the north continuing to throw a ridge over the British Isles, the 1st to 4th of June will be dry and sunny almost everywhere, with maximum temperatures of 22 to 24C in most places, and 25-27C locally. It will be cooler on the east coast, however, and in south-east Scotland and north-east England and East Anglia some low cloud will roll in to coastal regions from the North Sea on the 2nd and 3rd. Inland parts of those regions will stay warm and sunny. In addition, there will be isolated thundery downpours over south-west England on the 1st and 2nd, and in central and northern Britain on the 3rd and 4th- but no more than 20% chance in any one location.

The 5th will be the hottest day of the week in central and eastern England with temperatures reaching 25-27C, but cloud and some light rain will spread south during the afternoon and evening. A sluggish northerly airflow on the 6th and 7th will bring dry sunny weather to the west, patchy cloud and a few light showers to the east, and highs ranging from 14-16C in eastern Scotland to 18-20C in many western areas. Some notably cold nights can be expected with a touch of frost in some inland northern areas.

The second week of June will commence with cool cloudy north-easterly winds over eastern and southern parts of England, but elsewhere it will continue dry with sunny spells. During the latter part of the week the high pressure will transfer eastwards, giving dry sunny weather everywhere and temperatures climbing back into the low to mid 20s Celsius. Towards midmonth there is a high probability of a Spanish plume setting up which will bring some thunderstorms for some parts of the country.

The third week is likely to be the most unsettled of the month with low pressure increasingly prevalent to the west of Britain, bringing bands of rain interspersed with brighter showery weather, especially later in the week. It will be a rather wet week in many western areas, and a thundery one in the south. Temperatures will reach highs of 22-25C in East Anglia and the southeast but it will be closer to average elsewhere. The last week is likely to continue in a similar vein but I envisage one or two high pressure interludes, most likely the 25th-28th, which will bring dry sunny weather

[cavelier5]

This is from netweather i think its upto which forecast you beleive. its about 50/50 on wether we get good weather . Generaly i think we expect some rain and some sun but of the two hopefully more sun, but either way we'll be havin a good time.

Sunny and warm

June will be a month of two halves, a blocked first half and then a more unsettled second half, but I expect all regions to have a warm sunny month overall.

With strong high pressure to the north continuing to throw a ridge over the British Isles, the 1st to 4th of June will be dry and sunny almost everywhere, with maximum temperatures of 22 to 24C in most places, and 25-27C locally. It will be cooler on the east coast, however, and in south-east Scotland and north-east England and East Anglia some low cloud will roll in to coastal regions from the North Sea on the 2nd and 3rd. Inland parts of those regions will stay warm and sunny. In addition, there will be isolated thundery downpours over south-west England on the 1st and 2nd, and in central and northern Britain on the 3rd and 4th- but no more than 20% chance in any one location.

The 5th will be the hottest day of the week in central and eastern England with temperatures reaching 25-27C, but cloud and some light rain will spread south during the afternoon and evening. A sluggish northerly airflow on the 6th and 7th will bring dry sunny weather to the west, patchy cloud and a few light showers to the east, and highs ranging from 14-16C in eastern Scotland to 18-20C in many western areas. Some notably cold nights can be expected with a touch of frost in some inland northern areas.

The second week of June will commence with cool cloudy north-easterly winds over eastern and southern parts of England, but elsewhere it will continue dry with sunny spells. During the latter part of the week the high pressure will transfer eastwards, giving dry sunny weather everywhere and temperatures climbing back into the low to mid 20s Celsius. Towards midmonth there is a high probability of a Spanish plume setting up which will bring some thunderstorms for some parts of the country.

The third week is likely to be the most unsettled of the month with low pressure increasingly prevalent to the west of Britain, bringing bands of rain interspersed with brighter showery weather, especially later in the week. It will be a rather wet week in many western areas, and a thundery one in the south. Temperatures will reach highs of 22-25C in East Anglia and the southeast but it will be closer to average elsewhere. The last week is likely to continue in a similar vein but I envisage one or two high pressure interludes, most likely the 25th-28th, which will bring dry sunny weather

Edited June 9, 2009 by cavelier5