Weather thread 2011

[jimmyt]

My missus just phoned to say it was a soggy nightmare securing a pitch but the rain's stopped, the sun's out and spirits are high. She's asked me to bring a couple of chairs as there's nowhere dry to park one's bottom. Not sure how I'm going to get 2 chairs, a backpack, a slab of John Smiths bitter, a sleeping bag and my crumpled clashfinder on the 3.15 out of Paddington tomorrow but I'll give it a go.

[Doriangray]

hmmm dailymail but pics don't look great!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2006487/Glastonbury-2011-Weather-looks-grim-years-festival.html

I'm heading down friday morning so hopefully dry's up a bit.

[The Pumpkin King]

hmmm dailymail but pics don't look great!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2006487/Glastonbury-2011-Weather-looks-grim-years-festival.html

I'm heading down friday morning so hopefully dry's up a bit.

[Doriangray]

assume the dm would try to find the muddiest photo's otherwise there ridic headline wouldn't make sense

[Ommadawn]

The gates are definitely the worst. Gate B was pretty bad when I left but it will soon dry up in the sun.

[haznutuk]

The gates are definitely the worst. Gate B was pretty bad when I left but it will soon dry up in the sun.

[welsho26]

Yeh the sun and dailymail seem to be scaremongering everything and manufacturing a story!!

[The Pumpkin King]

Yeh the sun and dailymail seem to be scaremongering everything and manufacturing a story!!

[haznutuk]

Yeh the sun and dailymail seem to be scaremongering everything and manufacturing a story!!

[ukslim]

Those photos look pretty good to me. They're not sinking in. You can see the soles of their wellies!

Of course, you can't sit down. But any hope of doing that was gone days ago.

[welsho26]

f**k the Daly Mail, I'll have the Editor's head on a stick before the weekends out

[Benj]

Those photos look pretty good to me. They're not sinking in. You can see the soles of their wellies!

Of course, you can't sit down. But any hope of doing that was gone days ago.

[ukslim]

Looks like you can if this is indeed a pic from this year!

http://twitpic.com/5f6wpl

[jimmyt]

I'd like it to be true. But even if West Holts isn't muddy, surely the grass would be too wet for all those people to be sitting?

[haznutuk]

I'd like it to be true. But even if West Holts isn't muddy, surely the grass would be too wet for all those people to be sitting?

[ukslim]

Then bring on the lolling on the grass!

I'm still taking my tripod chair.

[The Pumpkin King]

Then bring on the lolling on the grass!

[Sawdusty surfer]

Lots of free beer available i'm told..... People are ditching it tolighten loads in the mud.

[Homer]

Lots of free beer available i'm told..... People are ditching it tolighten loads in the mud.

[formed a band]

i do enjoy the right wing press doom when people are trying to have fun but equally I like the absurd optimism from glastoers on site convincing themselves its going to be ok.

its not going to be as good as 10, it will be worse than 09 but better than 07

see you later where im going to pull a few favours as now im 30 i dont want any mud

[jimmyt]

JACKONE's forecast today states that it is "not as good as yesterday's" but...

...rain through Friday night into early Saturday is not exactly a wash-out - worst rain will miss to the north of the site apparently. It's not bad, is it?!

24 hours and I get Glasto mud on my wellies! Can't wait!

Just realised that my milestone 900th post was a serious weather comment! Not gonna make it to 1000 before tomorrow though!!

Edited June 22, 2011 by jimmyt

[Ohinever]

Sitting above the stone circle on dry ground, last big dirty cloud gone over.

[festy-dancer]

BBC weather forecast for Glasto now says for tomorrow:

Sunny with thundery shower forecast for 07:00

16°C 61°F 9°C 48°F West North Westerly18mph 29km/h 59% 1017mb

Remind anyone of Glasto 05? Let's hope not!!!

[CaledonianGonzo]

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/events/glastonbury-festival

Met Office forecast currently looks very, very good!

[The Pumpkin King]

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/events/glastonbury-festival

Met Office forecast currently looks very, very good!