Weather

[Joeskeppi]

I really hope it isn't upwards of 25.

[gibbo013]

Happy with the heat, would never moan about heat when dry. Especially after enduring 2007. If jackone stays the same today/tomoz then I am leaving the weeklies at home.

[gibbo013]

Wellies

[Guest]

it will be what it is. Don't worry about the things that you cannot change, worry about the things that you can.

[spursfan77]

Can't complain if its too hot. I'd rather be a little sweaty than drenched in rain all day

[londonlax]

It's going to be good people.

[scorp]

with the high to the south west pulling away a bit this week after building, or so the beeb forecast showed at 1.27pm today, there is a risk of a low swooping over the UK during the weekend, from the north west. as the beeb said, there is uncertainty for the UK [not specifically for Glastonbury] about the weekend. well, that is the situation at this stage. however, TWO aint entertaining that, today:

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/7day/glastonbury

if a low does arrive it may affect the north and north east more than the south west, which will be closer to the slipped high.

[autoinflate]

Anyway it is pretty obvious you've a better tolerance for heat than me and that's kinda the point all us "no 2010 again please people" are on about. We're all too used to 15c being t-shirt weather. Add ten degrees to that and it might as well be the Sahara for us. Going to try silver up my tent this year and hope that gives me somewhere to sit out the worst of the sun. Otherwise that Greenpeace arctic sphere thing I heard about sounds like it might be the place to be for me.

[BlackHole2006]

Wednesday morning chucked it down just as people were coming in and setting up.

And Friday night was some of the worst rain I've seen at the festival. Started drizzling in the early evening and got worse, relentlessly, for the following 5-6 hours.

Setting up tents in this is no fun. The sort of rain where you have to shout at the person beside you because you can't hear each other due to the noise of the rain hitting your head!

"THROW US A TENT PEG"

"WHAT?!"

"THROW ME OVER A TENT PEG"

"ITS A QUARTER TO TWELVE"

[The Nal]

Apart from that the rest of the festival was brilliant, regardless of the mud. Looks like this year is set to be a classic if the forecast is anything to go by.

[BlackHole2006]

I'm lucky enough this year to have had a couple of weekends away in the last two months so was focusing on them. Couple that with the fact I didn't get a ticket until literally the last 30 seconds of the resale meant I never really thought I was going so my pre Glasto excitement has only hit home in the last few days.

And its an intense one.

I'm insanely excited.

[majormajormajor]

I'm lucky enough this year to have had a couple of weekends away in the last two months so was focusing on them. Couple that with the fact I didn't get a ticket until literally the last 30 seconds of the resale meant I never really thought I was going so my pre Glasto excitement has only hit home in the last few days.

And its an intense one.

I'm insanely excited.

Edited June 24, 2013 by majormajormajor

[StormCrow]

Aside from the rain I don't think the SUN shone once during the whole weekend. Every year since when i have found myself worrying about the weather I just think 'well, you survived 2007...'

[FTHC]

The fecking colour of those clouds 2007 was my first, that photo makes me shudder

[sedra]

Don't forget that clear skies at night also mean bloody freezing at 3am!!! 2003 was great weather but really cold at night once sun gone in. Don't forget something warm to wear for late night wanders!!! Temps look like getting down to 10c overnight - chilly!

[neil999]

haha, the impending doom! looks like they are all about to be executed by god!

[Funkungfusion]

Page 2!?!? Bumpety bump. Confidence must be soaring. Nice :-)

Edited June 24, 2013 by Funkungfusion

[scmusic]

Sign of healthy weather forecasts for Glastonbury: the Weather thread has a 1.5 hour gap 48 hours before the festival and even *gasp* falls off the front page!

Feel we are tempting fate here...

[filmguy]

with the high to the south west pulling away a bit this week after building, or so the beeb forecast showed at 1.27pm today, there is a risk of a low swooping over the UK during the weekend, from the north west. as the beeb said, there is uncertainty for the UK [not specifically for Glastonbury] about the weekend. well, that is the situation at this stage. however, TWO aint entertaining that, today:

http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/7day/glastonbury

if a low does arrive it may affect the north and north east more than the south west, which will be closer to the slipped high.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

The idea of spending an entire festival in 19 to 20 degree and it being cloudy is fine by me. Humid, close, but better than sunshine any day of the week. I fucking hate sun. Bestival last year for me was a nightmare because of it. Dust being kicked up, heat exhaustion, lobster skin... no thanks.

[4AssedMonkey]

Actually considering not taking wellies...

....can't believe I just typed that....

*facepalm*

[The Nal]

Actually considering not taking wellies...

....can't believe I just typed that....

*facepalm*

[shae]

Just looked at the latest GFS model and it shows no rain for any day except (possibly) a small amount on Wednesday.

Shows 21c for Wednesday, 20c Thursday, 22c Friday, 22-23c Saturday and around 24c on the Sunday!

[Dave The Hedgehog]

I'm not taking any wellies. I'm taking some old work boots. Have lasted me since I was 19 and never let me down - waterproof, warm, durable, comfortable... get these bad boys stuck in mud and I'm taking half of Glastonbury with me. Get stuck in wellies, well, you're going to be eaten by the mud monster aren't you?

[Facetiousbob]

I've just been out and bought some!

NFR NFC