Weather thread 2011

[Homer]

The message seems to have been consistent for a few days now. Rain over this weekend/tomorrow, showers on Weds/Thurs and mainly dry for the festival proper from Fri.

[abdoujaparov]

The mud at the far entrance to the Park field is the muddiest the site's been in years IMO.

[haznutuk]

Us U.C.L. alumni are a bit like that...

[morph100]

When do they start putting hay down on the mud?

[brain yolk!]

The DRY weather and SUN today is going to dry up most of that mud. Then we're gonna get decent winds on Tuesday day/night to give the site a final blow dry - and we'll be laughing by Wednesday.

[abdoujaparov]

The DRY weather and SUN today is going to dry up most of that mud. Then we're gonna get decent winds on Tuesday day/night to give the site a final blow dry - and we'll be laughing by Wednesday.

[Storm_NL]

When do they start putting hay down on the mud?

[fur_q]

It was walking past Jeremy Jeremy that made us all a bit odd?

[Big Vern]

got a friend that lives in Shepton Mallet, she is saying "Trust a local girl its gonna rain, its like a mud bath already"

:angry:

[fur_q]

When do they start putting hay down on the mud?

[matt_berr]

good news - both the ecm and gfs are no showing the same pattern, some light showers up to the festival - but a dry one, albeit a little cool.

the big area of low pressure that threatened to hit on sat swings north over ireland (thanks ireland)

pay no attention to the site now - you will be very surprised how grass gets rid of standing water if left to it (otherwise the whole country would be a puddle)

bring your wellies and your sunscreen

[strudders]

bring your wellies and your sunscreen

Edited June 19, 2011 by strudders

[KINGBURROW]

I dont know where your friend in Shepton lives but I live in Pilton and yes it pissed down yesterday but the weather is so funny down here. I was driving towards shepton and it pissed down but when I looked over the site it was sunny!!!!

I dont think for a second the weather will be anywhere near as nice as last year BUT ive been going for 20 years now and I would be over the moon with dry conditions, everybody knows what 2007 was like and I had friends then and now who came then but would not bother coming as the weather put them right off back then.

COME ON ITS GLASTONBURY!!!!

THE GREATEST FESTIVAL THERE IS!!!!!!

[Funkyfairy!]

I bumped into a friend in town yesterday who told me that their friend drove past site on Friday morning and the ground was so boggy they cannot put the fence up .... I laughed out loud, (hope I wasn't misguided) - amazing the scare stories people who haven't got tickets are coming out with

I've bought Muck boots - they are being sent to Wells so I can pick them up on Tuesday morning !!!

[Innana]

Greetings from Pilton. It's very wet on site and, as I look out of my caravan window in our crew area, all I can see are clouds in varying shades of grey. B*gger.

[titusbungle]

I hope this wind is gonna bugger off! It's never fun putting up a tent when it's trying to fly away!

[Innana]

Ooh a nano second of sunshine here!

[danbailey80]

good news - both the ecm and gfs are no showing the same pattern, some light showers up to the festival - but a dry one, albeit a little cool.

the big area of low pressure that threatened to hit on sat swings north over ireland (thanks ireland)

pay no attention to the site now - you will be very surprised how grass gets rid of standing water if left to it (otherwise the whole country would be a puddle)

bring your wellies and your sunscreen

[smudger]

The DRY weather and SUN today is going to dry up most of that mud. Then we're gonna get decent winds on Tuesday day/night to give the site a final blow dry - and we'll be laughing by Wednesday.

[about]

Most sensible and accurate statement today....Facts and evidence to back it up too....Finally someone talking sense..

Yep, you will prob need wellies for Wednesday and some of Thurs, then I would expect it to be dried out for the rest of the week..

We are talking some mud, not up to knees, gradually drying up - it's going to fine...Woooooop

/quote]

I'll take that deal.

[parsonjack]

i had so much restored hope yesterday when the BBC said sunny today, showers Monday, then improving sunny spells Tues, Weds.....now suddenly overnight they've changed tack to sunny spells today, rain tomorrow, then heavy showers Tuesday and light showers Weds....looking out the window here in Frome the sky is now solid grey with no visible breaks so the promised sun today looks like its buggered off and the anticipated hopes of things drying up gone with it...

if they are now correct with the rain/shower predictions carrying on into middle of the week then i really begin to think we could be on the cusp of a 2007 scenario.....

sorry.

[guypjfreak]

I bumped into a friend in town yesterday who told me that their friend drove past site on Friday morning and the ground was so boggy they cannot put the fence up .... I laughed out loud, (hope I wasn't misguided) - amazing the scare stories people who haven't got tickets are coming out with

I've bought Muck boots - they are being sent to Wells so I can pick them up on Tuesday morning !!!

[Porcelina]

The webcam isn't looking too bad this morning. Seems there's that grey cloud looming in the distance but, according to RainToday.co.uk that's a short burst at most.

Pint of special brew NFR, NFC for me please love.

Edited June 20, 2011 by eFestivals

[steviewevie]

hope you told them that the fence has been up for a while now

heres so forecasts that will make you smile all are authentic

The Weather Channel

http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Glastonbury-UKXX1641

AccuWeather

http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/forecast3.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&postalcode=BA6%208AE&metric=1

Wunderground

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/03853.html

The Weather Outlook

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecasttab/glastonbury/10

Positive Weather

http://www.positiveweathersolutions.co.uk/UK-Eire---Month-Ahead-Forecast.php

Or for everything weather

http://www.greatweather.co.uk/

peace and pearl jam

[scorp]

Not looking at all bad. might even be warm and sunny on sat & sun at least. in fact looking gud for the weekend and maybe fri. thurs may be dry. weds, rain clearing or aleady gone [touch that wood]. hint of rain b4 or after midnight on sun/early mon but who knows...

http://weather.unisys.com/gfsx/gfsx.php?inv=0&plot=hght&region=eu&t=9p