Weather

[brightyoungthing]

It's shifting! IT'S SHIFTING!!!!! Okay, tiny amounts, but from yesterday it's gone from rain from 4pm on Thurs to 10pm thurs....therefore giving us two days of no rain (And there's still 2-3 days for it to carry on moving on!) Positive thoughts glasto-goers!!!

[joeruss]

Does anyone know how many mm of rain were predicted for last year??

As it rained for say 3-4 hours on the Thursday afternoon, then we had a little mud, and woke up to dry ground & glorious sunshine

I'll happily take that again!!

[Pedro2014]

Unless you have mobility problems which mean significant mud renders you totally unable to navigate the site.

We know it's a gamble when we buy my husband a ticket - he has spastic diplegia which means he walks on his toes, his legs are stiff and his balance is poor. We say when we buy the ticket that if it looks like there will be a lot of mud he will have to accept it's best to stay at home. However this close to the festival and with so much uncertainty that is very hard to do. At the moment he is coming, but with a real risk of being stuck in the tent from Friday onwards, or having to give up and get the train home. So it's not just a case of "man up and come prepared" for everyone - I'm sure there are plenty of folk in a similar position to a greater or lesser extent.

Fingers crossed it's Ok for you. Met office now I lying saying 50% chance of rain Frida. It should be fine don't listen to the pessimists on here. Last year we had a good bit of rain on the Thursday it was dry by Friday morning!

[tumbles]

Yr.no 9am run has improved a bit..

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yr.no 9am run has improved a bit..

Marry Me!

[tumbles]

Marry Me!

You've already asked once

[CaledonianGonzo]

Actually - proposal withdrawn. yr.no appears to be showing a not insignificant splashdown on the Sunday.

[Dog Burger]

Localish report for what it's worth: Another beautiful sunny morning in Britol and Bath - a little cooler and a slight breeze but still high teens, blue skies, a few fluffy white clouds. Much the same as yesterday morning. Last night was very humid and storm clouds gathered, went quite dark about 8pm, few spits of rain, and a thunder storm seemed likely, but it passed over and remained largely dry.

[Alcatraz]

Localish report for what it's worth: Another beautiful sunny morning in Britol and Bath - a little cooler and a slight breeze but still high teens, blue skies, a few fluffy white clouds. Much the same as yesterday morning. Last night was very humid and storm clouds gathered, went quite dark about 8pm, few spits of rain, and a thunder storm seemed likely, but it passed over and remained largely dry.

Yup we had a passing shower here in Bath last night

The good news is this morning you wouldn't be able to tell by feeling the ground!

Edited June 24, 2014 by Alcatraz

[justperfect]

Has anybody asked how much rain fell last year on the thursday yet?

[nickharley]

Has anybody asked how much rain fell last year on the thursday yet?

I believe the general consensus in 10mm , but I have no idea where people have got that figure from to be able to validate it.

[GlastoSimon]

Actually - proposal withdrawn. yr.no appears to be showing a not insignificant splashdown on the Sunday.

yr.no is fine compared to some sites - Netweather for example.

EDIT: I believe the 10mm figure came from Jackone

Edited June 24, 2014 by GlastoSimon

[stuartbert two hats]

Has anybody asked how much rain fell last year on the thursday yet?

What about The Libertines?

[joeruss]

And we're predicted 7mm for this Friday??

So in reality all this negative talk is tosh, as it was fine last year with 10mm of rain

[Paul_w]

Well for a local report from warminster (20 min - half an hour drive away from the site) its glorious here, blue skies and hardly any cloud

[Alcatraz]

And we're predicted 7mm for this Friday??

So in reality all this negative talk is tosh, as it was fine last year with 10mm of rain

Rainfall is hard to predict. I'd take any mm prediction with a pinch of salt.

[windy_miller]

The weather gadget on my desktop is currently showing this!

[GlastoSimon]

And we're predicted 7mm for this Friday??

So in reality all this negative talk is tosh, as it was fine last year with 10mm of rain

But some places its 20mm on the Friday, it's all very uncertain at the moment.

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

Most sites looking at 20-30mm over weekend now, which I think = mud whichever way you cut it.

Met Office are usually quite reliable at this range TBF and have two days of heavy showers.

Last remaining hope is that, as showers are unpredictable, we get lucky with how they cross the SW. But Worthy Farm is traditionally a big rain magnet at the end of valley.

IT'S WEATHERGEDDON

[CaledonianGonzo]

Most sites looking at 20-30mm over weekend now, which I think = mud whichever way you cut it.

Met Office are usually quite reliable at this range TBF and have two days of heavy showers.

Last remaining hope is that, as showers are unpredictable, we get lucky with how they cross the SW. But Worthy Farm is traditionally a big rain magnet at the end of valley.

IT'S WEATHERGEDDON

[Funkungfusion]

Sadly I won't be there this year but I wish you all a safe, sunny, dry festival. As someone who made it through 97 & 98, enjoy it for what it is, the happiest place on earth. See you next year......

[blackchopper]

its rain not nuclear fall out

[russycarps]

we're fucked.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Some cheery, sunshiney tunes will lift the mood.

* leafs through programme *

"Hmmm....Arcade Fire.....Metallica.....Massive Attack....."

[dr monkey]

I've never had a bad Glasto no matter what the weather is like. It's just more difficult in the mud.

As I've always said I'd rather have a muddy Glasto than no Glasto at all.

Just take the right clobber for all eventualities and you'll be sound

Edited June 24, 2014 by dr monkey