Weather 2016

[haznutuk]

Weather is looking good for the rest of the night. Fingers crossed.

 

[justperfect]

Absolutely glorious afternoon. Near miss with some very dark clouds just passing by us which provided  the now compulsory glasto rainbow. happily sat at the pyramid with a very excited Mrs perfect waiting for Adele 

 

Have a good night fellow glastonbury lovers.  X

[stuartbert two hats]

Tomorrow looks a bit unpleasant. Time will tell

[oneeye]

Rain from 5pm, getting heavy. Time to start planning an exit strategy. Final day pop pickers, make it good one

 

[ThomThomDrum]

Currently a band of rain has been hitting the east coast of Ireland for the last 4/5 hours. It's heading east and if it's hits the site I will feel very much for all those onsite  

carparks and camper van fields will be some challenge this year leaving one suspects 

[pie_and_a_pint]

It's raining here now (Tom's Field).

 I fear it may be in for the afternoon. Mr Blue Sky probably won't be blue at all

[Slugworth]

I can't be bothered anymore tbh. I'm really struggling to get motivated today. 

Getting this van out tomorrow is really started to play on my mind. 

[fatyeti24]

We're powering through, drinking the rain away in the ridge and furrow. Plus supplies.

[fatyeti24]

11 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

We're powering through, drinking the rain away in the ridge and furrow. Plus supplies.

That's an open invite btw.

[deefer6]

Ankle injury stopped play for me yesterday afternoon and I was forced to leave the site. The walk/limp out to gate D and yellow car parks wasn't fun. Some parts of the walk were completely fine, but there were also some nightmarish parts. I'm not sure how it'll be after today's rain, hopefully not too bad.

Yellow car park was drivable but we were fortunate to be leaving when no one else was, so the car park stewards were on hand to give us a couple pushes. There are tractors about taking cars out of some of the problem areas which will be a long slow process tonight and tomorrow. My advice to anyone is allow a lot more time than you expect to get out. 

Good luck to everyone and enjoy the rest of the day. 

Edited June 26, 2016 by deefer6

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

25 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

That's an open invite btw.

Oh fuck - I'd love to be there.

Hope you all have a ball this evening.

[TokiDoki]

Rain has just stopped. No more expected - but probably not much more drying of the ground at this stage. At least it won't be raining tomorrow!

[Starchild771]

2 minutes ago, liquuid_fusion said:

Rain has just stopped. No more expected - but probably not much more drying of the ground at this stage. At least it won't be raining tomorrow!

I hate to say it but the forecast from the Metoffice is showing potential for substantial rain this evening. Due to the conditions on site I think it may be worth considering how this may affect the car-parks for exiting because it looks like some people are already struggling.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcn5nnctw

[haznutuk]

The radar shows that the big band of rain has passed. There is a smaller band to come but it won't last long and shouldn't be heavy. The forcast is out of touch with reality.

[acidstorm523]

1 hour ago, Slugworth said:

I can't be bothered anymore tbh. I'm really struggling to get motivated today. 

Getting this van out tomorrow is really started to play on my mind. 

This was the first time I've ever felt discouraged at Glastonbury.. The van fields are getting so churned up, we felt we had to go this morning, and I couldn't face the sticky mud again. Daughter has an exam on Tuesday, so we can't afford to get stuck ! Was such a contrast to last year lovely wandering and sitting up by the ribbon tower in the sun...we trudged too much this year! Makes such a difference when you can't just sit and chill..

Still, all will be forgotten when it comes to next ticket day! Only positive memories will remain...

[Starchild771]

4 minutes ago, haznutuk said:

The radar shows that the big band of rain has passed. There is a smaller band to come but it won't last long and shouldn't be heavy. The forcast is out of touch with reality.

Yes, this seems to be true. Nearby Somerton has a completely different forecast with no further rain likely although some satellites show potential for light rain/drizzle throughout the evening.

 

[DTichborne]

It's been a bit of a nightmare to be honest. My car needed a push earlier and I moved it a second time. I think, fingers crossed, I'm now primed for exit after LCD Soundsystem. 

[Keithy]

I had to tap out and quit Glastonbury today. Probably my worst festival experience. Utterly drained of energy and found the mud soul sapping. Couldn't face an evening of predicted rain. Meant to be going to Rock Wertcher on thurs but have just read the ground is saturated there too. 

But despite all that, had a great day and night in Rabbit Hole and Crow's Nest. Park was leg destroying levels of mud though.

[acidstorm523]

So frustrating! We had a wash out Secret Garden Party last year , that was the last one we went to. Cancelled Boomtown last year as it was a predicted mud bath..where are my lovely sunny spangly festival vibes?!

[AnnaGrant]

5 minutes ago, acidpod23 said:

So frustrating! We had a wash out Secret Garden Party last year , that was the last one we went to. Cancelled Boomtown last year as it was a predicted mud bath..where are my lovely sunny spangly festival vibes?!

Come to Bearded Theory. We had fantastic sunny, warm weather at Spring Bank. Easy parking, friendly folk and great lineup.

[acidstorm523]

9 minutes ago, AnnaGrant said:

Come to Bearded Theory. We had fantastic sunny, warm weather at Spring Bank. Easy parking, friendly folk and great lineup.

Absolutely..and in fact BT had the best line up of any festival for me this year! Sadly exams stood in the way...I've only ever heard the best things!

[GlastoSimon]

I can't think of a time where the forecasts 48hrs before have got it so wrong. Think the scattered rain hasn't helped.

I was so envious, looked a great one weather-wise. That envy has turned into sympathy today, only really a good day on Saturday!

[AnnaGrant]

28 minutes ago, acidpod23 said:

Absolutely..and in fact BT had the best line up of any festival for me this year! Sadly exams stood in the way...I've only ever heard the best things!

Come and join us next year for Bearded's 10th birthday celebrations. PS it does rain at Bearded too, sometimes. But this year was just lush- the best.

[The Other Steve]

First time I've not been in the last 4 years so trying to get a feel for what the weather has been like this year.  In 2013, 14 & 15 we've always had a bad day which has recovered quite well when the sun came out.  Has there been any sun this year and how bad has the weather been?

[Starchild771]

1 minute ago, lazzareo said:

First time I've not been in the last 4 years so trying to get a feel for what the weather has been like this year.  In 2013, 14 & 15 we've always had a bad day which has recovered quite well when the sun came out.  Has there been any sun this year and how bad has the weather been?

From 13-15 despite the rain and mud I think we were mostly lucky because it stayed dry during the evenings/nights (if I remember correctly).We also didn't have to contend with the traffic-mud problems as the ground was relatively ok to begin with, and we got to put our tents up in the dry on the Wednesdays. 2016 doesn't seem to be as lucky but then it's hard to tell as I'm not there.