Weather thread 2011

[glasgowpete]

Respect and all that for your stamina, but I'm sure I'm a fair bit older than you. I managed to enjoy (just about mind!!) both of the mudbaths of 1997 and 1998. Only by consuming insane amounts of cider, ale and weed those years -- and even then both years were a struggle.

Edited June 12, 2011 by glasgowpete

[tinselmouse]

I still had ALOT of fun in 2007. Wet ones are different but still enjoyable, supplemented by cider in unfeasible quantities.

YFS NFC!!!

[steviewevie]

I went in 97 (without a ticket...boo hiss etc) which was one of the nightmare mudfests when it really was feckin bad - and wish I hadn't...especially as we didn't need to.

Went again in 98, and this time got out on the saturday morning as was becoming a repeat of the year before, got changed into dry, clean clothes had in car and went to a nearby pub to have a few pints and watched some world cup football - possibly one of the most "pleasant few pints in a pub" I have had in my life.

This year, especially as I'm going with missus and 5 year old, if looking like being like 97/98 I am going to make the argument why we shouldn't go. It's just too hard.

But - I probably will...but will be prepared. Honestly y'all out there, prior preparation and planning prevents piss poor glastonbury experience...water proofs and wellies are a must.

In 97 I didn't have them and it was a bit of a nightmare getting through 2ft of mud, no amount of drugs and booze would make it any easier, infact made it harder (nowhere to sit down, had to sleep with shoes/footbags sticking out of tent as no energy to get changed etc etc) - 98 was better prepared and while I was there was much more comfortable.

Anyway.........it's going to be scorchio of course...NFR NFC etc etc

Edited June 12, 2011 by steviewevie

[devonhammer]

Who gives a f**k what the weathers like sun or rain i will still have a ball

[1waveydavey]

Hang on, am I missing something here?

Although far from perfect the Jackone latest appears to offer a little cautious optimism... Not for a repeat of last year but certainly hope for a very manageable festival?

Cheer up, positive vibes, all will be cool.

[devonhammer]

Hang on, am I missing something here?

Although far from perfect the Jackone latest appears to offer a little cautious optimism... Not for a repeat of last year but certainly hope for a very manageable festival?

Cheer up, positive vibes, all will be cool.

[JoeyT]

They'll be sun, sun, sun all over our bodies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8YCSJpF4g4

[THEBOILERMAN]

OK I OFFERED TO SACRIFICE THE WEATHER TODAY AT OUR PRE GLASTO GET TOGETHER BBQ IN EXCHANGE FOR A DRY GLASTO.

WELL GUESS WHAT..... THE WEATHER GODS TEASED US ..... IT STARTED OUT FINE.... AND THEN THE HEAVENS OPENED AND IT POURED DOWN. SO NOW WITHOUT DOUBT IT WILL BE FU(KING HOT AT GLASTO.

a photo was taken to prove this and FRASER K will post aphoto tommorrow to prove this.

IT WILL BE SUNNY IT WILL BE DRY IT WILL NOT RAIN

IT WILL BE FU(KING HOT

NFR NFC.

Edited June 12, 2011 by THEBOILERMAN

[Churchills Mohican]

Right kids I have made and done my offering to the weather gods suffering the most bizarre stream of weather at a festival I have been at this weekend;

Friday afternoon - cloudy, fairly warm

Friday night - clouds shifted, lush hot sunset, chilling in shorts and t-shirts and on the hunt for cold cider....

...Friday night - that cold, if I had man danglers they would have dropped off and rolled down the hill I camped on like a pair of snowballs...

Saturday morning we wake up to frost. Yes, I said it, FROST. In June.

By Saturday evening I have turned a ridiculous shade of red and have resigned to a corner of the tent, my face covered with cold babywipes, and water-soaked tshirts in an attempt to cool down, with a possible case of sunstroke and a definate case of sunburn, following a hot, hot, HOT Saturday.

Today? It pissed it down. So much we wussed out and were home by early evening.

Now seriously weather gods - take pity on me with my frost bitten toes, and my 'orrible peeling nose - sunshine at Glastonbury please?

[Istari]

The entire contents of June's rainfall has fallen on the Canadian GP track. Therefore, I conclude it will be dry at Glastonbury.

[Cooter]

It's all my fault folks, I threatened to go or leave early (even tho I never have) if the weather was bad and it's attracted the lightwieghts of the future.

I promise not to post here tomorrow.

for what it's worth a week before NFRNFC

[William of Walworth]

I still had ALOT of fun in 2007. Wet ones are different but still enjoyable, supplemented by cider in unfeasible quantities.

YFS NFC!!!

Edited June 12, 2011 by William of Walworth

[Spallerina]

I just relented and ordered some waterproof trousers. Bound to be wall to wall blazing sunshine.

[rubenz]

I just relented and ordered some waterproof trousers. Bound to be wall to wall blazing sunshine.

[harriet]

Just spent a small fortune on waterproof ponchos, suns gotta shine now right??? 

[rubenz]

Just spent a small fortune on waterproof ponchos, suns gotta shine now right??? 

[nickharley]

Just spent my money on a tent with a hydrostatic head of 3000mm.

[Spallerina]

You've wasted your money !

[William of Walworth]

I've wasted most of my money today on getting wasted in the pub.

It was the only way, today. The sheer relentlessness and quantity of r**n in Swansea from early on today until pretty damned late, was so outrageous that it was insane -- rather like myself by the end, on being forced to witness that and think MUDDAGEDDON FEAR!! :angry:

[William of Walworth]

Let's hope that the 'insanely heavy rain today factor' rather then the 'fairly indifferent Glasto forecast updates today' factor is what is driving these hopefully temporary outbreaks of pessimism ....

Edited June 12, 2011 by William of Walworth

[William of Walworth]

Right kids I have made and done my offering to the weather gods suffering the most bizarre stream of weather at a festival I have been at this weekend;

Friday afternoon - cloudy, fairly warm

Friday night - clouds shifted, lush hot sunset, chilling in shorts and t-shirts and on the hunt for cold cider....

...Friday night - that cold, if I had man danglers they would have dropped off and rolled down the hill I camped on like a pair of snowballs...

Saturday morning we wake up to frost. Yes, I said it, FROST. In June.

By Saturday evening I have turned a ridiculous shade of red and have resigned to a corner of the tent, my face covered with cold babywipes, and water-soaked tshirts in an attempt to cool down, with a possible case of sunstroke and a definate case of sunburn, following a hot, hot, HOT Saturday.

Today? It pissed it down. So much we wussed out and were home by early evening.

Now seriously weather gods - take pity on me with my frost bitten toes, and my 'orrible peeling nose - sunshine at Glastonbury please?

[William of Walworth]

Latest from 'Gibby', posting in the Model Output Discussion thread on Netweather. He's pretty well qualified in synoptic predictions, it seems ...

Hi folks.

Here's a look at tonights output from the 12zs of GFS, UKMO and ECM.

GFS shows a couple of drier days now before new Atlantic low pressure takes control from Wednesday with rain and showers moving steadily eastwards eventually to all areas. Temperatures will be somewhat higher than recently though.

http://www.wzkarten3...cs/Rtavn961.png

http://www.wzkarten3...s/Rtavn1441.png

Further out into lala land low pressure continues to dominate NW Europe slowly receding NE into Scandinavia with time. o further breezy aand rather cool weather continuing with rain or thundery showers at times everywhere before things show signs of drying up from the SW in response to an approaching ridge off the Azores anticyclone at 240hrs

http://www.wzkarten3...s/Rtavn2401.png

UKMO also shows a couple of drier days to follow todays rain with a westerly flow before an Atlantic low drifts in to bring renewed outbreaks of rain and heavy showers to end the week. The weather is shown to be somewhat warmer though with winds from a warmer source than last week.

http://www.wzkarten3...ics/Rukm961.gif

http://www.wzkarten3...cs/Rukm1441.gif

ECM tonight is also continuing the unsettled and changeable theme with better weather tomorrow and a fine day Tuesday before low pressure returns from Wednesday with rain and thundery showers affecting all places at times. By 144hrs a small wave depression runs east over the south with a spell of heavy rain across the south followed by a return to cool, showery weather.

http://www.wzkarten3...ics/Recm961.gif

http://www.wzkarten3...cs/Recm1441.gif

From day 6 to day 10 the unsettled theme continues with a transient ridge with yet another low pressure drifting into the UK with further rain and showers and generally unsummerlike conditions being maintained.

http://www.wzkarten3...cs/Recm2401.gif

In Summary high pressure seems to be likely to be maintained over Greenland with low pressure crossing the Atlantic on more southerly latitudes than we would like at this time of year. So a continuation of the mix of the last week of rain at times with the best of any drier and brighter weather likely in the south and east as transient ridges pass by.

Edited June 12, 2011 by William of Walworth

[jimmyt]

Glad to see the F1 sacrificing a whole race to the weather gods. Good lads!

[mr_smiss]

I had the privilege today to go to the GFs annual family shindig in Somerset not far from the site. It absolutely hammered down from Bristol all the way there except for the beautiful moment heading up the hill past Pylle where the rain had stopped and the sun reflected off the alluminium fence visible from the road which restored my faith in that site. Keep the faith folks...

[formed a band]

I don't really care

I'm just pleased to see that the German / French guage I invented about twelve months ago still works. Surely thermometers need re designing