The Weather Thread

[Comfy Bean]

Is there anywhere to find historical weather data? I'd be curious to see how much rain fell last year. Looking back at the 2014 thread we already knew at this stage that things were looking very bad indeed

 

Yeah, I remember reading on here before we set off that there were flood warnings. I laughed it off ( as you do ) and stuck on the shorts and sunglasses. DOH !!!!

Think I have been mentally scared.

Rob your right about OCS. I had forgotten about that. Must have got maybe 30mins of sun. Then it lashed it down again and never went off. The rain before Happy Mondays was mental.

[bottonrob]

Yeah, I remember reading on here before we set off that there were flood warnings. I laughed it off ( as you do ) and stuck on the shorts and sunglasses. DOH !!!!

Think I have been mentally scared.

Rob your right about OCS. I had forgotten about that. Must have got maybe 30mins of sun. Then it lashed it down again and never went off. The rain before Happy Mondays was mental.

The pre Mondays rain was bonkers, we had the four of us crouched & squashed under a brolley eating roast chicken in our drenched skin tight startrek outfits, did it dry off for when they started or was I just too pissed to care by then?

[stuwilky]

I'm pretty sure the technical term was bucketloads

 

That was each day

 

Over the 4 days collectively there it was "shitloads" 

[Lowther Calling]

Is there anywhere to find historical weather data? I'd be curious to see how much rain fell last year. Looking back at the 2014 thread we already knew at this stage that things were looking very bad indeed

 

I've a friend in geo-technics who is long term monitoring a potential landslip site not so far from the KC site, and she reckons over the last 5 years August is the wettest month in the Eden Valley by far! 

Edited July 28, 2015 by Lowther Calling

[goldiegrey]

i have never been to a festival where it is set to be quite so cold!!!! rain yes - but have you seen those temperatures - we may die in our sleep. or at least lose a few digits.

[ramragon]

Alcohol freezes slower so make sure you're well tanked up when you go to bed. Oh aye and chuck an extra blanket in your case

[lorretta]

I've decided positivity is the way forward here

Telling myself that its chucking down now so the heavens are empty for the weekend :-)

Do need to do something about this temperature like!

[Lowther Calling]

The forecast has changed again... For the worse

[stuwilky]

Accuweather still has scattered showers Wed/Thu and Fri and Cloudy/Sunny on the weekend!

 

Im clinging onto that so dont take it away from me!  Blankets packed!

[Mr_Grump]

Two sleeping bags and a duvet packed...sod being cold!

[BrighterNow]

I was just going to take a duvet but I've just gone out and bought a sleeping bag as well. This cold weather is expensive!

[thurlow84]

BBC forcast is crap im going to ignore that one i think

[SloopJohnB]

Been pissing down all week so far....bloody cold at night too!

More cider anyone????

[ramragon]

I feel your pain sloop, we came up to Scotland on Sunday and it hasn't stopped raining yet

[Dixo]

Been in Windermere since Saturday and now in Keswick and it's just stopped raining for what feels like the first time since we've been here. People are saying today is the end of the worst stuff so fingers crossed they're right!

[Seldom Seen Kid]

I've only just found out I'm going this year.  The weather at Kendal nearly broke me last year; it really was the only time I've come close to jacking in a festival.  I'm having to use a crutch to get around at the moment so am praying to the weather gods that we avoid a mud bath this year.

[ramragon]

We gave in last year at about 5pm Sunday. It felt like miles from the campervan field, the pushchair was obsolete with the mud and my wife could hardly get around due to her walking difficulties. Just got too much in the end.

If it's gonna rain then please save it till sunday night !

[goldiegrey]

I keep looking at bbc weather, closing iPad, opening iPad, looking again. Repeat. It's pointless looking. Didn't give in last year, just gonna pack for Siberia. Oh and neat gin is my saviour.

[halfpint]

Been on site site since about 2pm - the ground in the staff areas is not fantastic and anywhere there has been traffic is boggy - walked through campsite to village green and it seems ok. Hopefully dryer weather tomorrow so this may help

[Comfy Bean]

It has just stopped raining in Ayrshire B-)

[ramragon]

For now ........

[jamj]

sodding hailstones forecast saturday on bbc weather now! give us a break man! extra layers being packed, it's gonna be awesome whatever the weather though I'm sure

[andy85]

To be fair, the Saturday forecast looks quite good with the exception of those two showers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ca10?day=3

The Met Office says % chance of precipitation at that time is only 30% so I wouldn't get too worried at this stage.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcwn4cte6

Edited July 29, 2015 by andy85

[Lowther Calling]

Weather forecast has changed again.... FOR THE BETTER

 

AND....

 

I can see actual blue sky in Eden

[ramragon]

Just had this email through -

Hello All,

just to give you a pre warning there has been heavy rain during the build of the event, so the ground is very soft and muddy, just wanted to give you a warning so you can plan accurately.

See you in the fields!

The joys !