Weather

[Mr Ploppy]

U2 was tough... I suppose, but all I thought was "yeah, some water is coming down and I've had millions of showers at home in my life, so whats the difference!". At that moment - I didnt give a toss! ;-)

[Purple aki squat]

Cheers gooner, happy days, in hindsight.

There's only three umbrellas in the crowd and it shovelled down!

[Jackmypie]

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

Sums it up nicely

That looks amazing, much nicer than this one.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/events/glastonbury-festival#?tab=map&map=SignificantWeather&zoom=8&lon=-2.72&lat=51.15&fcTime=1403858323

[GlastonburyIsGreater]

http://kasimsweatherwatcher.com/Glasto5/

Another report to add to the collection

Yes It's Kasim, (me) and I will be happy to provide forecast information if requested (indeed this is my first post on the forum)

[Bisque]

U2 in the rain is definitely the lowest I've ever felt at Glastonbury & made me really dread the next couple of days.

Woke up the next day & the sun came out! (a bit). Sunday was nice, I remember sunbathing whilst Plan B was on.

[WS_Jack_III]

I don't really remember it being all that bad in the last 6 years. I guess after 05 and 07 though that is to be expected.

[DeanoL]

Dude if they happened 4 times in the last 17 years I think its unlikely they're all 1/1000 year events. More like 1/5

You're measuring a selective period though. I'd wager you could go back 60 years looking at weather for that weekend and not see anything near as bad.

Or put another way, the festival has been going since 1970 yet the first reported mud bath was in 1997. There were 17 festivals before 1997 where the weather was alright. In the 14 festivals after there have been 4 with freak weather conditions. Obviously climate change plays a part, but my point was, no one predicted those four crazy years. Oh sure, they predicted rain, but not that volume of it. No one ever would as it's so unlikely it'll never get predicted.

None of which, of course, means it can't happen again. And just having 1 in 1000 weather one year doesn't make it any less likely to happen the next year. But it's very unlikely nevertheless.

[mozzy]

You're measuring a selective period though. I'd wager you could go back 60 years looking at weather for that weekend and not see anything near as bad.

Or put another way, the festival has been going since 1970 yet the first reported mud bath was in 1997. There were 17 festivals before 1997 where the weather was alright. In the 14 festivals after there have been 4 with freak weather conditions. Obviously climate change plays a part, but my point was, no one predicted those four crazy years. Oh sure, they predicted rain, but not that volume of it. No one ever would as it's so unlikely it'll never get predicted.

None of which, of course, means it can't happen again. And just having 1 in 1000 weather one year doesn't make it any less likely to happen the next year. But it's very unlikely nevertheless.

You're talking nonsense I'm afraid -1985 eclipsed anything the other 3 shiteouts of 97, 98 & 07 had to offer. I'm assuming you're counting 05 as one of the years with freak weather conditions, which the flood certainly was, however it doesn't rank alongside the horrors of the real mudbaths any more than 2011 does - both ended with lovely weather and ground dry enough to sit on by the Sunday.

[SonOfTroyMcClure]

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.

it's been said somewhere else but the issue with 2011 is that the site was already sodden. This year the site is bone dry. Sure we might get rain across similar days, but a totally dry site will make a difference.

[Trebor]

A repeat of last year's weather sounds fine to me.

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

See Met Office has now switched to heavy rain and and heavy showers. Getting the fear

[Splatt]

I'm not going to get any work done today I'm obsessed with the weather and it looks shite.

[Glastonlocal]

BBC report is a disaster from Thursday.

DON'T PANIC DON'T PANIC

[Splatt]

Warning. Warning. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

[frostypaw]

Warning. Warning. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

This is a drill

Edited June 23, 2014 by frostypaw

[whisty]

Look on the brightside, you won't have to waste time going to see Lords of Lightning

[Mr.Tease]

See Met Office has now switched to heavy rain and and heavy showers. Getting the fear

I knew this would happen- it's getting shitter and shitter with every passing day!

[whisty]

Put the Nai on that big f off woodpile up at the stone circle they burn on Wed or is it Thurs. Mind you it might not even light up this year.

[Mr.Tease]

Put the Nal on that big f off woodpile up at the stone circle they burn on Wed or is it Thurs. Mind you it might not even light up this year.

Ironically he will be saved by the very mud and rain he was being burned for prophecising

[zero000]

This thread is ruining my sanity. I wish I was just living in ignorance instead.

[whisty]

Ironically he will be saved by the very mud and rain he was being burned for prophecising

Well we can do this to the Nai for the weekend then, just give him a straw.

[nickharley]

This thread is ruining my sanity. I wish I was just living in ignorance instead.

Same. For those with a nervous disposition it's completely killing my buzz !

[JoeyT]

On the contrary I'm loving this thread. I'd kill for it to be wall to wall sunshine but what will be will be!

[Chris E]

It looks no worse than last night's Countryfile report up to Friday to me. And it's still the BBC.

Edited June 23, 2014 by Chris E

[scorp]

all looks a bit flaccid/slow moving and a bit wet at times. could be worse: http://www.weather.unisys.com/gfs/gfs.php?inv=0&plot=pres&region=eu&t=9p