Weather

[briddj]

No one has a clue what is going to happen from next Friday night, that's is why we have contrasting forecasts. Don't think it is a case of it looking "less positive". It is still as uncertain as it was last night for the Saturday and Sunday of the festival.

Edited June 20, 2013 by briddj

[Glasto fan]

He happens to be one of the most respected forcasters in the UK

[Glasto fan]

He happens to be one of the most respected forcasters in the UK

[Glasto fan]

Then perhaps he should keep his website up to date!

Edited June 20, 2013 by Glasto fan

[Guest]

Currently dry in Pilton, no rain overnight. Forecast for tommorrow looks dry as well according to Carol on the Beeb.

[beodeejay]

the bbc tends to be a decent, if vague, summary,

Change your location to Pilton, and smile.

[parsonjack]

i'm about 9 miles from the site and it absolutely hoofed it down in the night for about 15 minutes at around 0200. roads are damp but drying this morning but it looks like a bit of drizzle due for today.

the bad thing is that there is no breeze to speak of to dry things quicker.....so i'd suspect that the ground will be soft underfoot for a while.

hopefully we'll get a site report today.

[parsonjack]

Currently dry in Pilton, no rain overnight. Forecast for tommorrow looks dry as well according to Carol on the Beeb.

[Guest]

Looks like it, everything was dry at 0600 when I got up andI have just walked the dog down past site for a couple of miles and it is as dry as a dry thing.

[JoeyT]

it is as dry as a dry thing.

[howlin_pete]

The model output thread on netweather has been using words like 'high pressure', 'dry' and 'settled' to describe this mornings charts, including going into next weekend. I can't make sense of charts myself, but there was lots of red and that's enough to send me off to work in a better mood!

[Aragorn]

on netweather a good thing to look at is the GEFS Ensembles - and check them for somerset - gies you a good idea of preciptation and air pressure for all the runs from the GFS model, find them via charts and data from the home screen and then GEFS Ensembles on the right, select somerset

[JoeyT]

It's a much better Ecm 00z compared to the 12z last night, high pressure holds across the southern half of the uk and the spoiler low remains much further north and only affects scotland, it remains fine further south and pleasantly warm, Glastonbury could be looking fine and warm for a change

[PollyPeach]

This is ridiculous - accuweather now saying rain on the Friday and sat (and 14 degrees - wtf?!) but metcheck saying it'll be ok until Sunday.

And the beeb says perfect weather until Friday.

I don't know why I do this to myself (well I do, the weather drama is all part of the build up)... It will all change again at least 5 times before Tuesday!

[ghandi]

I never listen to the BBC where weather is concerned until now! If you enter in Pilton i'll take that now thank you very much!

[PollyPeach]

I am definitely sticking with the BBC!

[Aragorn]

Quote from the model output discussion on the netweather forums...

[garethslee]

From Netweather..

In Summary the weather next week looks relatively benign and non-eventful once we rid our air space of the unseasonal weekend Low. Most areas look likely to have dry or largely dry conditions under close influence of a ridge associated with High pressure to the SW. The ridge will be eroded at times by weak troughs from the NW but in general the ridge is shown to hold it's own and if synoptics remain as they are next weekend I'm sure the eventers and organisers of events, especially Glastonbury local to here will be more than happy with the current output.

[Mr.Tease]

Expect some back and forth with the forecasts over the next few days- by Sunday we start getting into a more reliable time frame. Like the above summary said, if the current prediction holds, it's pretty good! But things can turn quickly!

[Yokel Again]

Based in Bath and it's been so muggy the last couple of days. It will get thus get thundery over the weekend but next week be dry but cooler. Just got to hope that lasts til the weekend!

Anyway, really, what's the worst that can happen?!

[fightoffyour]

Confidence is growing that it will be mostly, if not completely dry at the festival. In a few days the predictions will start to change to the full on heatwave that's coming.

[scorp]

looking pretty good here:

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/uk/glastonbury

click '2' for the rest of next week.

[funksoulfever]

Iv said before and ill say again. Be nice for weather to be ok for tent buildubg after that. I dnt care itl be hugely fun anyway. Weve had some terrble weather at TITP but always had fun.

[funksoulfever]

Im also saying i dnt care so tje weather gods wont try to piss me off

[pedmills]

Today's update

Here are the mm of rain from different sites:

So it looks like a dry start with a little bit of rain on the weekend.

This is how the forecasts have changed over the last few days: