Weather

[jeffie]

98 was soul destroying after 97. I distinctly remember sitting in our (very small) tent with a friend, listening to the rain lashing down, and really wondering if I could do it all over again. We really had to psyche ourselves up to leave the tent. We did though. It was bad, but not as bad as 97, if I remember rightly.

This.

[waynewdk]

I hear a lot about 97, 05 and 07 but not much about 98.

Can someone give me an overview?

I didnt mind it to be honest. Muddy on the choke points. Entrances to areas. Can remember alot if drizzle..bit blurry though as i was hammered most of the time. But didnt find it too bad. We had more mud in our tent area in 2011

[waynewdk]

Sorry mis read it. Im thinking 2008

Edited June 22, 2014 by waynewdk

[mario man]

Friday - constant, drizzling rain until about 6pm, when it seemed like the world ended for fifteen minutes the rain was so mental. 05 esque flooding in Pennards.

Friday was pretty much the hardest day I've ever done at Glastonbury.

Ditto

Mine was one of the tents that got flooded in Pennards that day....oh how I learned

I remember the day ending by watching Portishead headline Jazzworld in quite torrential rain...bloody amazing but I was a broken man!

Good to see you back GWW!!

[guypjfreak]

i honestly cant understand ANYONE that says they dont mind it R..ing and M...y i really just dont get it bloody nutters

[Wooderson]

i honestly cant understand ANYONE that says they dont mind it R..ing and M...y i really just dont get it bloody nutters

Emmmmm. That happens every f&cking year chief.

[Redwinevino]

So someone reassure me are we at worse looking at 2011 again?

[elbongo]

[Glastonlocal]

So someone reassure me are we at worse looking at 2011 again?

Not Coldplay again!

[GlastoSimon]

So someone reassure me are we at worse looking at 2011 again?

I'd say it won't be as bad as that, but to be on the safe side yeah. Depends which way the forecast swings over the next couple of days, but the forecast of rain on Thurs/Fri/Sat could cause 2011-esque conditions I suppose.

[jeffie]

J10 reckons about the same as last year.

Edited June 22, 2014 by jeffie

[CaravanMan]

As my dear old gran (God bless her) used to say, "everything happens for a reason" :-)

[MagicalGlitterBunny]

no rain for ages. so even if does rain the ground can soak up loads.

the same weather logos (black cloud with rain and sun) was present for the isle of white festival and it was fine.

HAVE FAITH.

*does little weather dance*

[boredawn]

Objectively the forecast looks okish, it's our heighten emotions and recent memory of 2010's awesomeness that's doing us all in.

[Mr_Grump]

As Doris would say....

[Redwinevino]

I'd say it won't be as bad as that, but to be on the safe side yeah. Depends which way the forecast swings over the next couple of days, but the forecast of rain on Thurs/Fri/Sat could cause 2011-esque conditions I suppose.

Sorry I didn't word that well, I mean at very worst it will be 2011 again, like we are not going to get a total wash out at this point?

[morph100]

http://kasimsweatherwatcher.com/Glasto5/

Another report to add to the collection

[Glastonlocal]

http://kasimsweatherwatcher.com/Glasto5/

Another report to add to the collection

This isn't jackone. Who is this??

[Bubblecup]

This isn't jackone. Who is this??

Kasim

[smudger]

Yeah exactly - also a reason for my optimism this year. It would be ideal if we could get a few more hot/sunny days before it all kicks off.

Yep, I sacked the evening off halfway through U2 and called it a night. Seems sacrilegious...

I came sooo close to that....i remember standing near the Glade and my mate suggesting we could 'just pop back to the tents', both of us knowing we'd end up too comfortable to move again, I was actually wondering if that was it, had the Glastonbury bubble finally after all these years popped.....went he followed up that suggestion with....'or we could have a couple of these?'

Balance was restored.

[The Other Steve]

Make the most of this beautiful weather, as it's due to end some time next week.

Apparently there's a shower of sh!t coming in from Brazil.

[Purple aki squat]

Thursday - constant, drizzling rain. Muddy

Friday - constant, drizzling rain until about 6pm, when it seemed like the world ended for fifteen minutes the rain was so mental. 05 esque flooding in Pennards. Serious discussion about whether festival could continue IIRC

Sat / Sun - sun and clouds, odd shower, site as you would expect

Friday was pretty much the hardest day I've ever done at Glastonbury.

Same here. The Friday evening was mental, it just pissed down like I've never seen. Can't attach link but look on YouTube for foo fighters 98. That was one hard night to see through, I'm sat here laughing but probably shouldn't.

We didn't even take coats with us which was a bad move.

No way it will be that bad this year.

I hope

[gooner1990]

[Keva]

http://www.weatherforecast.co.uk/england/somerset/glastonbury-festival-1157.html

Sums it up nicely

[Vanderlyle]

Friday '11 was tough, but I did see (in order I think) Annie Mac, Beardy man, WuTan, BB King, Radiohead, U2 and some good stuff in Shangri La....