Weather 2016

[nban2010]

Even Accuweather is reporting a sunny weekend. GET IN.

 

[Martin Ashford]

Less of the negative waves guys - look at thishttp://www.metcheck.com/UK/7days.asp?zipcode=Glastonbury&locationID=57455&lat=51.1&lon=-2.7&findtype=

[jparx]

All forecasts are gradually becoming unanimous in predicted great weather. GET IN!

Tomorrow night is the biggie though.

[Splatt]

Yep, the latest charts seem to show again a fairly dry festival Fri - Sun with temps in 18-20. The only downer is that there is still quite a bit of rain through next week to the Thurs but they seem showery so with luck (and we'll need it) the site can miss the worst of those. Still all to play for but only a fool would go without wellies/good boots and a waterproof.

Edited June 18, 2016 by Splatt

[jimmillen]

1 minute ago, Splatt said:

Yep, the latest charts seem to show again a fairly dry festival Fri - Sun with temps in 18-20. The only downer is that there is still quite a bit of rain through next week to the Thurs but they seem showery so with luck (and we'll need it) the site can miss the worst of those. Still all to play for but only a fool would go without wellies/good boots and a waterproof.

What forecasts are you looking at, out of curiosity?  Apart from rain tomorrow night into Monday morning, I'm not seeing much...?

[stopwn1981]

Please - I'm beggin' you!

[mr flow]

3 hours ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

The glade just said on facebook the site resembles "20000 leagues under the sea"

The person posting for Glade isn't actually on site yet. They're referring to the videos we've all been fretting over.

 

Chill. It'll be fine 

[nban2010]

Oh my.

Even the Met Office and BBC have now removed all reference to rain from Weds. Could we, dare I say it, have a completely dry but not too hot (aka the best weather imaginable) Glasto 2016?

*goes off to the Nal for a slap*

[dj_tim]

Looking good to me

[Splatt]

1 hour ago, jimmillen said:

What forecasts are you looking at, out of curiosity?  Apart from rain tomorrow night into Monday morning, I'm not seeing much...?

Was looking at the latest GFS charts, Ive no idea if Im interpreting them correctly tho' 

[jimmillen]

5 minutes ago, Splatt said:

Was looking at the latest GFS charts, Ive no idea if Im interpreting them correctly tho' 

Ah, OK - I have much the same approach to weather charts!   Just about OK interpreting them for wind (I windsurf, so get very obsessed with low pressure systems most of the year) but when it comes to precipitation, no clue.

[505]

50 minutes ago, stopwn1981 said:

Please - I'm beggin' you!

mouth watering, heavy breathing...

[Martin Ashford]

2 hours ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

A member of my group will be taking a 3 year old and a 9 month old which obviously makes things a bit trickier.  I showed her some of the vids.  Her reaction was "Haha! Seen it worse!" ('05 and '07 veteran) and then went on about the fun of welly-sucking mud and how pretty the watery stuff can be.

Unless you were actually there in 1985 you have NO idea .

[danbailey80]

Looking at the charts, I have not been this confident from the weekend before a festival since I can remember. I get there Thursday though. Even if it does bucket it down tomorrow evening I am sure it will be dry/ sit down on Pyramid grass by Thursday. In fact I am willing to bet on it...

[JanieM28]

19 minutes ago, jimmillen said:

Ah, OK - I have much the same approach to weather charts!   Just about OK interpreting them for wind (I windsurf, so get very obsessed with low pressure systems most of the year) but when it comes to precipitation, no clue.

Where the hell do you windsurf around Newbury!?

[jimmillen]

2 minutes ago, JanieM28 said:

Where the hell do you windsurf around Newbury!?

Not near Newbury - not a big fan of lakes!   South coast - Hayling Island, Hill Head, sometimes down Dorset way and once in a blue moon over to Wales.

[Adystar]

Show me the chicken,I miss him

[scarletmist]

15 minutes ago, Martin Ashford said:

Unless you were actually there in 1985 you have NO idea .

I was there in 1985 and it was dire. What made it worse back in those days was that cars and tents were in the same fields, which meant that escape was impossible.

[elias]

2 minutes ago, scarletmist said:

I was there in 1985 and it was dire. What made it worse back in those days was that cars and tents were in the same fields, which meant that escape was impossible.

Yep, 1985 was my first and definitely the worst in terms of weather. It barely stopped raining for 3 days. Not a dry spot to be found anywhere on site.

[The Nal]

The damage has been done with those floods. Guaranteed mud now. Its just a case of how bad. 

[Sack truck]

Yep. Mud. Lots of rock hard mud dried by sun. Biggest danger is going over on your ankle on a ridge of it. Sensible boots folks!

[nban2010]

The Nal is now clutching at straws with this forecast.

We no longer live in a Nal Era. Nal no longer has influence. I suggest a Nal Coup.

[Eks101]

Move over Nal

[uscore]

Basically it's going to be scorching hot the whole time, but the ground will be too muddy to sit down on, so we'll all be exhausted by Thursday evening.

[kaytee...]

5 minutes ago, uscore said:

Basically it's going to be scorching hot the whole time, but the ground will be too muddy to sit down on, so we'll all be exhausted by Thursday evening.

Bring binbags. Multipurpose and can be used to park yr ass on the grass/possible mud.