Weather thread 2015

[mungo57]

Yeah, was still raining heavily til midday Friday as well (it wasn't constant all night, storm about teatime, showers here and there through the night and then pissed down for a few hours in the morning). Sun that year was incredibly strong though, so it cleared up really quickly. I remember the cabaret tent being more rammed than I've ever seen it with people looking for entertainment under cover.

Spindles is right, I remember walking past the Pyramid in the morning with the other half, looking at all those watching the Abba tribute band in the pissing rain thinking 'I want a fucking pint'

[siblin]

Today, the average of the websites is 6mm:

heading the wrong way, but hopefully it doesnt nip much higher. can cope with 6mm!

[McCor]

Apology accepted

I'll be sure to blame those dastardly immigrants too, if too much traffic means i'm late to site!

Yes, and them too! And don't forget, flares will give you cancer and Michael's cow's killed Princess Diana

[McCor]

My favourite post of the day. You get a better class of poster in Oxford though.

Don't be fooled. I'm from Oxford, as in I was born here, so all town no gown!

Edited June 9, 2015 by McCor

[wetflame]

Was last year one of the worst then? I see the little arrow pointing upwards with 2014, hopefully that means we won't get a repeat of that! Last year was my first Glasto and that storm on Saturday was horrendous. Got caught out while watching Rudimental and then I think there was a second downpour at some point where I'd just gone back to my tent for something when it started. Shocking stuff. If that's way above average for Glastonbury then I'll be happy with whatever we get this year!

Edit: I see this only goes back to 2007 so there's probably a few others that were worse (2005 or 2006 when the big flood happened?) and a few better. Fingers crossed this is one of the good ones, anyway!

Edited June 9, 2015 by wetflame

[Brave Sir Robin]

Yeah, was still raining heavily til midday Friday as well (it wasn't constant all night, storm about teatime, showers here and there through the night and then pissed down for a few hours in the morning). Sun that year was incredibly strong though, so it cleared up really quickly. I remember the cabaret tent being more rammed than I've ever seen it with people looking for entertainment under cover.

When not raining it was glorious. I was back in trainers in time for Neil Young.

[doogie]

It seems odd that the media are full of mudbath predictions, when in fact the Netweather charts are looking better at this stage than I can ever remember.

[Spindles]

Yeah, considering how churned up the ground was around the back of avalon it was almost miraculous how quickly the site returned to normal. Similarly the overnight rain on Sunday into Monday had basically no effect whatsoever and didn't seem to hamper people getting offsite. I'd take 2009's weather again, Friday morning and all.

[mrfunk]

I had such an awesome festival last year, I cant really remember the rain ...

[ghandi]

Accuweather's weather looking good, from 23rd to 28th mostly Sun, can't paste it so won't

[Bradders]

Today, the average of the websites is 6mm:

Do you fancy explaining that 'trend' line a bit? The majority of the forecasts have predicted more than 2mm of rain but that line predicts less than that. Would a kind of weighted average rainfall (with more current figures given more weight) not be a better predictor?

This is all a question not a suggestion, I don't know anything about this stuff.

[Bisque]

I had such an awesome festival last year, I cant really remember the rain ...

Thinking the exact same thing!

[Dr Glasto]

Loving these charts pedmills! Primarily because they're making me realise that previous years had more rain than I thought and the site coped well.

For example, my overriding memory of 2009 is of glorious sunshine, needing to change my black jeans because my legs were on fire and fighting for shade. I also remember the storms, but we just nipped in whatever was undercover for these and it was all good.

Even last year was absolutely fine - I enjoyed the big singalong to Hey Jude in the John Peel tent when the power went out and thought the mud levels were alright.

I have clearly just been scarred, so so scarred, by 2007 that I've become terrified at the mere mention of rain, but....as long as we don't see that weather (ever) again, we're going to be ok people!!

[Swine_Glasto2014]

I can't even remember 2011 bring that bad really and people are saying it was awful.

[st dan]

I can't even remember 2011 bring that bad really and people are saying it was awful.

Friday from about 9pm until about 4am on Saturday it was just terrible weather. Absolutely chucked it down non stop.

[frostypaw]

11 was just horrible at the beginning then all gravy IIRC.

My lasting memory of that year is coming out of Avalon stage from Devotchka to recover the guy I was dating who couldn't stop telling me how awesome a little sit-down rave he'd been having with everyone around - bone dry ground by then

[pedmills]

Do you fancy explaining that 'trend' line a bit? The majority of the forecasts have predicted more than 2mm of rain but that line predicts less than that. Would a kind of weighted average rainfall (with more current figures given more weight) not be a better predictor?

This is all a question not a suggestion, I don't know anything about this stuff.

I kind of just lobbed it in. I do intend to replace it with something better.

It's the logarithmic trend line on Excel. I chose that one because the other options end up going down below zero or up to infinity, and the moving average on Excel just looks completely stupid.

I'll try to come up with some kind of weighted average for the next one.

[pedmills]

I kind of just lobbed it in. I do intend to replace it with something better.

It's the logarithmic trend line on Excel. I chose that one because the other options end up going down below zero or up to infinity, and the moving average on Excel just looks completely stupid.

I'll try to come up with some kind of weighted average for the next one.

Actually...maybe I won't. I'll think about it.

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

He is - details are here: https://forum.netweather.tv/topic/83119-glastonbury-festival-24th-28th-june-2015/

Thanks. Have now put it in my favourites.

[siblin]

I'm liking accuweathers current forecast: http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/shepton-mallet/ba4-5/month/330618?view=table

Zero rain and 23 degrees each day is just about perfect!

[ghandi]

I'm liking accuweathers current forecast: http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/shepton-mallet/ba4-5/month/330618?view=table

Zero rain and 23 degrees each day is just about perfect!

Indeed! :), bound to change though I like to think positive otherwise i'll get upset . though when I think of it i'lll be pissed most part anyway

[chimpy]

I cant remember the weather being bad at all since 2007. I think once youve done 2007 anything after seems fine.

[Glastosmile15]

Whatever happens, happens. We're going to glasto and we're going to have a bloomin' good time!

Yeeeeeeessssssssss!!!

[FuzzyDunlop]

Shocking wednesday morning going in. Thursday lovely. Friday horrendous. Sat and Sun good weather.

Friday was gloomy... then got worse and absolutely lamped it down on friday night / saturday morning.

Saturday started badly and got hotter as it went along. I liked the saturday

Sunday was too hot

Edited June 9, 2015 by FuzzyDunlop

[Lou1983]

As much as I'd love a scorcher I'm resigned to the fact that it will always rain, it's just how you deal with it that matters! Dancing under the spider to Craig Charles in biblical rain last year was something I'll not forget!!!