Weather

[autoinflate]

I don't get the heatwave phobia. Even in 2010 it was only really hot for a few hours each day. If you can't handle this heat just get a brolly and a big bottle of water and chill in the breeze at Flagtopia, then once the sun is setting run down the hill and enjoy a massive night out.

Edited July 3, 2014 by autoinflate

[Alcatraz]

Not there in 2010 then buddy?

[ThomThomDrum]

It's just a different sort of prep in sunny weather - instead of a cagoule and wellies you need a hat and suncream. But the sun doesn't render the site impassable for the less agile.

Yes but when its hitting above 30 degrees sun cream, hats and brollys still does not save a lot of people from the relentless heat that makes them wish to be anywhere but outside in it. You personally may be able to stand the heat, but a massive amount of folk can not. People where dropping like flys in 2010.

Lets also not forget the fact that some like to get pretty wasted and let off steam at Glasto. Thats a hell of a lot more dangerous when the Sun is relentless when compared to getting wasted in the rain and mud..........

[CaledonianGonzo]

I would agree that 2010 got a bit toasty at times, but something equally bone dry and sunny, but with a light, cooling wind and occasional cloud cover should tick all boxes.

[Ruwise]

A few degrees cooler than 2010 would be perfect but at the end of the day when you are there you just have to cope with what you are given. There are different strategies for different types of weather.

[ThomThomDrum]

The weather on Sunday this year was near perfect for me. Maybe a lil bit sunnier, but dry, and fresh is how I like it.

Hot weather and Rain Storms can fuck right off.

[GlastoSimon]

To be fair, if you took out the rain storms on Thursday and Saturday then I'd say it wasn't too bad - the ground coped well.

Was a struggle getting through the mud on Saturday night, but by Monday it was mainly dry. In fact, Sunday wasn't too far away.

[Trebor]

I've had sunstroke at the festival before, and would take it again over mud every time.

[Mr.Tease]

Better than I feared TBH. Pity there wasn't a day (I didn't get there till Thursday) you could wear trainers but ground held up brilliantly and dried very quickly I thought.

There was a period before the downpour Friday when I thought we might escape with a dry site. I even took my wellies off and that mocking of the weather gods obviously prompted a mental storm.

We definitely did get lucky at times - there was a huge downpour on Sat I could see on the rain radar that missed us by about half a mile.

[Mr.Tease]

Jackone was pretty spot on from about a week in advance- underestimated the sun on the Wednesday, but he did say mainly dry Thursday, heavy rain on Friday and sat, but hot in the sun, cool temps at times and a dry Sunday.

[ThomThomDrum]

I've had sunstroke at the festival before, and would take it again over mud every time.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Jackone was pretty spot on from about a week in advance- underestimated the sun on the Wednesday, but he did say mainly dry Thursday, heavy rain on Friday and sat, but hot in the sun, cool temps at times and a dry Sunday.

[Trebor]

This I find to be quite strange TBH.

Sunstroke aint a walk in the park. Do you actually know what it is? Its not simply sun burn and feeling a bit tired. Its pretty friggin serious if you get it. Are you sure you had sunstroke? Because if you did you were not moving for it. Thats how it impacts you. If you were still going to gigs and stuff then you probably only had some level of heat exhaustion. You could not go to gigs if suffering from sunstroke

I passed out outside my tent and ended up throwing up in the medical tent. It was described to me at the time as sunstroke by the people in there. An hour or two later and I was fine. So perhaps light sunstroke would be a better term.

[Yesiamaduck]

I've had sunstroke at the festival before, and would take it again over mud every time.

You didn't have sunstroke, if you did then you'd realize how stupid you sound right now

Sunstroke is one of the worst things I've ever experienced, mud is annoying and disappointing but sunstroke is life threatening and can make you feel violently ill for days.

I think you had heat exhaustion, which if isn't treated can cause heatstroke.

Edited July 3, 2014 by Yesiamaduck

[Trebor]

Like I say, I'm only remembering what was said to me in the medical tent. But yeah, that was more like heat exhaustion by the sounds of it. I did actually have full-on sunstroke when I was a lot younger, due to falling asleep on a sunbed, and that I wouldn't take over mud, now I think about it! I was really ill for a day or two and off school. So yeah, scratch that. But I'd still take 2010 weather over any other year I've been to I think.

[teamsofa]

Being dry for arrival and leaving was a big bonus

[Swine_Glasto2014]

This has been my favourite thread of all time. Never in my 34 years have I repeatedly checked a thread.

After all the worries, it turned out pretty darn good Id say.

[kalifire]

Being dry for arrival and leaving was a big bonus

Agreed. And just a few days before, Monday was supposed to be a wash out. Again, we got lucky.

[Jie Bie]

Being dry for arrival and leaving was a big bonus

Yep. But trudging around in the mud around silver hayes day after day was tiring.

I'd take last years weather over this years every time. So much better when you can wear trainers, not worry about slipping and sit on nice dry grass.

[Fearless_Fish]

I'm quite surprised by people saying the mud wasn't that bad. It was a bit of a mudfest from the Thursday night after the downpours right through until it started picking up on Sunday afternoon. The walk from my tent (near the Beat Hotel) to the Park Stage on Sunday morning was more difficult than my walk up Scafell Pike - and I nearly hit the deck a couple of times. We sacked off Bajafondo en route as the Other Stage was like glue and I nearly stacked it walking just a few feet from the metal pathway.

It's not like I'm not used to mud - my first festival was 2005, and my second was 2007. I've been every year since (barring 2010) and this was easily the 3rd muddiest I've had, and in fact, despite 2005 being more spectacular I think it cleared up quicker than this years.

On a different note, I think Jimi Goodwin / Doves should be banned from ever playing an outdoor event again. Every time I see them the weather turns to shit - and lo and behold, Jimi Goodwin plays and Glastonbury gets turned off due to storms. Conversely, I think Guy Garvey should have his own stage at the festival, where he sings from Wednesday morning through to Sunday evening non-stop - with people poking him with a stick if it looks like he's going to nod off. Every time I've seen Elbow at Glastonbury the weather has been glorious!

Edited July 3, 2014 by Fearless_Fish

[ThomThomDrum]

my first festival was 2005, and my second was 2007. I've been every year since (barring 2010)

.................I think Jimi Goodwin / Doves should be banned from ever playing an outdoor event again. Every time I see them the weather turns to shit

I think its you! Every year you have gone its rained and the one year in between that you did not? Scorchio!

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

Jackone was pretty spot on from about a week in advance- underestimated the sun on the Wednesday, but he did say mainly dry Thursday, heavy rain on Friday and sat, but hot in the sun, cool temps at times and a dry Sunday.

Yep - also reaffirmed my belief that the Met Office is the best forecaster by far in terms of short range (ie the week of the festival).

How cold was it Sunday night?

[richroet]

I was telling the newcomers in our group that it is always sunny for Elbow and in the Sunday (I know there have been exceptions but usually ok)

They even scoffed when my waterproofs and wellies went back to the car on Sunday morning.

[scaryclaireyfairy]

dunno the stats but from memory - flippin' baltic!

[richroet]

Sunday night definitely had a chill to it