Weather 2016

[Redwinevino]

5 minutes ago, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

Met Office updated - heavy rain Wednesday evening, thunderstorms Saturday.

FUCKITFUCKITFUCKIT

Shit

[jparx]

2 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

BBC updated:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640282

I vote BBC.

That's not bad at all. Barely any rain tonight/tomorrow morning? I'll take that. 

Still so much to play for, and I'll be pitched up this time tomorrow! Mental.

[Finding leto14]

If you fast forward the 5 day forecast on met office then there is no rain over piston at all which contradicts their forecast slightly?

[Bradders]

I know we all love to give it a load of "weather forecasters don't know what they're talking about" stuff but to be fair, wet and stormy in the lead up, starting to clear just as the festival starts is exactly what the consensus has been for weeks.

[tskerrett]

3 minutes ago, jparx said:

That's not bad at all. Barely any rain tonight/tomorrow morning? I'll take that. 

Still so much to play for, and I'll be pitched up this time tomorrow! Mental.

what time are gates?

[jparx]

Just now, tskerrett said:

what time are gates?

8

[Glasto8]

6 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

First post on these forums. Been lurking these threads and jackone's blog for years. This year will be my 6th festival. 

The rain in 2009 on the thursday night was biblical as i recall it. Myself and a friend sat out in our gazebo through the night and were endulging ourselves on all sorts.

Yeah that's right, it was horrible! I was in a little 2 man tent very reluctant to venture outside

[Finding leto14]

3 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

Lucky old Piston.

 damn those lucky enough to live in piston and not pilton!

[eviepeach]

15 minutes ago, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

Met Office updated - heavy rain Wednesday evening, thundery showers Saturday.

FUCKITFUCKITFUCKIT

Just had a quick look at the website-heavy rain only predicted for 17.00 on Wednesday (I ignored the saturday). That's not too bad is it?! (Or am I being stupidly optimistic?)

[Keithy]

2 minutes ago, Finding leto14 said:

 damn those lucky enough to live in piston and not pilton!

Pilton has been piston.

[Bonjers]

There are some hideous looking clouds loitering around at the moment.

Please pass, please pass, please pass!

[Finding leto14]

Is there genuinely a chance they will push gates to open at noon?

[excitedfirsttimer]

If I were a meteorologist I would love this time of year- 150000 hanging on my every rain and sun icon! Maybe there are just pissing around for a laugh?

I have packed for all weather eventuality.... Have packed extra sense of humour and friendliness to spread round in the event of inclement meteorological conditions! 

[sophlamb]

Bit of rain today,  0.4mm tomorrow, none the rest of the weekend. I'll take that! 

https://www.yr.no/en/list/daily/2-2640282/United Kingdom/England/Somerset/Pilton

[Madyaker]

I use yr.no a lot in Ireland for predicting rainfall and they rarely get it wrong. Even on the west coast where I live where it's hard to predict.

[Mezhyp1]

6 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

I use yr.no a lot in Ireland for predicting rainfall and they rarely get it wrong. Even on the west coast where I live where it's hard to predict.

You win 

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

BBC now fallen in line with rain Wednesday pm, heavy rain evening.

There's clearly a band of rain developing, and only 24 hours out I think this is inescapable.

Sorry, this was why I was being pessimistic before - the TV forecasts often precede the web forecasts changing, it's what happened last year in particular. Met Office will be most accurate at this stage. 

 

[brettredmayne]

My optimism is slowly fading away here 

[CaledonianGonzo]

That'll certainly impact the dry out if it comes to pass.

[Glastonlocal]

We're fucked 

[The Nal]

11 minutes ago, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

BBC now fallen in line with rain Wednesday pm, heavy rain evening.

There's clearly a band of rain developing, and only 24 hours out I think this is inescapable.

Sorry, this was why I was being pessimistic before - the TV forecasts often precede the web forecasts changing, it's what happened last year in particular. Met Office will be most accurate at this stage. 

 

The site wont recover from this. 

[Slugworth]

4 minutes ago, Glastonlocal said:

We're fucked 

yep.

[Vanderlyle]

37 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

First post on these forums. Been lurking these threads and jackone's blog for years. This year will be my 6th festival. 

The rain in 2009 on the thursday night was biblical as i recall it. Myself and a friend sat out in our gazebo through the night and were endulging ourselves on all sorts.

People who weren't at Bestival for that Sunday night storm in 2012 (or was it 2011?) - can't complain. That was apocalyptic. I reckon one in three tents were blown out of the ground and ended up in the forest or perimeter fence.

[Glasto_First]

Its my first time going to the festival and while i'd love dry sunny weather, what will be, will be..... i just cant wait to get there!!!! Im irish, so well used to pissin heavy rain and mucky fields lol I'll settle for  a wee dryish bit to pitch my tent on

[bsolxiv]

41 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

First post on these forums. Been lurking these threads and jackone's blog for years. This year will be my 6th festival. 

The rain in 2009 on the thursday night was biblical as i recall it. Myself and a friend sat out in our gazebo through the night and were endulging ourselves on all sorts.

Mmmmm