Weather 2016

[Stretlow]

5 minutes ago, Nobody Interesting said:

You might want to look at what the Norway folk have down for Wednesday!

1.8mm?  or about an hour?

[Stu H]

Metcheck is looking positively glorious. Which is why I don't trust it!

http://www.metcheck.com/UK/14days.asp?zipcode=Shepton Mallet&locationID=56888&lat=51.2&lon=-2.5&findtype= 

[Mezhyp1]

I'm only really concerned about the weather on Wednesday, it's miserably standing about queueing and setting up in the rain/wet. If it's dry on the Wednesday, I'm not fussed what it does the other days, I've had plenty of good wet festivals and really warm festivals

Edited June 13, 2016 by Mezhyp1

[snorton82]

1 hour ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

I have had a season ticket for Oldham Athletic since I was 5 if you have ever been to Boundary Park you'll know it never gets warm.

 I have learned to deal with Cold, Wet, Sleet, Snow, Cold, Gales, Rain, Drizzle and disappointment.

It starts getting tropical in Manchester. It's Factor 50 anywhere south of Macclesfield.

 

Hahaha I can vouch for that one, the coldest ground I've ever been to, along with Stockport and Huddersfield

[Glastonlocal]

22 minutes ago, Mezhyp1 said:

I'm only really concerned about the weather on Wednesday, it's miserably standing about queueing and setting up in the rain/wet. If it's dry on the Wednesday, I'm not fussed what it does the other days, I've had plenty of good wet festivals and really warm festivals

I don't believe you , man.

 

[koj]

The Weather thread has got me.

Something like last year is fine for me. Leaving Mary J Blige to take shelter in the acoustic tent from the rapidly approaching wall of water was one of best decisions of weekend. I like hot so 2010-style would be a notch up.

As said putting tent up in the rain is a nightmare, anything but that. Did that at my first Glastonbury and everything was still soaked on Monday morning.

A last minute purchase to pacify the weather gods is in order I think.

[ghostdancer1]

2 hours ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Probably miss most of the acts I want to see and spend 99% of the time in the Glade so I can get some cover.

why can't you just wear a hat and some loose, light clothes that cover you?

[Charm]

4 minutes ago, Glastonlocal said:

I don't believe you , man.

 

That's how I feel about the weather too, dry going in is all I really hope for. 
Charm x

[Wooderson]

Just now, ghostdancer1 said:

why can't you just wear a hat and some loose, light clothes that cover you?

Emm, cuz everyone is different? Similar to Fuzzy, the temperature in 2010 was intolerable for me also.

[Wooderson]

Im with CallyG however, I'll take the cruel heat over a washout of course. If I have a point here its that there is a ceiling on how hot it can get for the fest to remain tolerable. Spending the day dumping water over my head, watching my mates cower underneath animal umbrellas = rubbish.

[mungo57]

4 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Emm, cuz everyone is different? Similar to Fuzzy, the temperature in 2010 was intolerable for me also.

agreed with these 2 posters

even covered up, I was struggling in 2010. Hat, long sleeves, light trousers, TONS of suntan lotion, tons of water and by the Sunday I could barely move. I was exhausted!

[Stu H]

2010 was strange, in hindsight. It was my favourite year but the heat was tough. We were getting to bed at silly-o-clock and then up at 7am as the tents were too hot. Most of us sleeping in the shade, catching what we could.

I had heatstroke on the Saturday, had to spend about 6 hours sipping water and pouring it over my clothes - I was back in the game by late afternoon.

The atmosphere was wonderful, but let's not kid ourselves;  30 degrees for 5 days straight is hard going!

[Wooderson]

2010 was better than 1997, don't get me wrong. But I'd take 2009's weather over it all day long.

[shuttlep]

i'd take last years weather all day long

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

The thing with the wet ones is that affects you 24 hours a day.  Walking home in the dark through knee deep mud at 2am is just draining.

Even in 2010 you only had to deal with the worst of it from about 11am till 5pm

[Stu H]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

The thing with the wet ones is that affects you 24 hours a day.  Walking home in the dark through knee deep mud at 2am is just draining.

Even in 2010 you only had to deal with the worst of it from about 11am till 5pm

 

The U2 year, I didn't think the Friday was too bad (drunk, huddled together at the Pyramid). But we tried to get into the Silver Hayes area late on and every step was an effort. I gave up and went to bed. THAT'S when the rain takes it's toll. That horrible sticky mud which is unforgiving in certain parts of the site.

It's a pain not dragging mud into your tent as well.

Last year was fine; the crazy showers on the Fri afternoon and then the persistent drizzle Sun morning which eventually buggered off. I could happily hack that again!

[RichardWaller]

1 hour ago, Stu H said:

Metcheck is looking positively glorious. Which is why I don't trust it!

http://www.metcheck.com/UK/14days.asp?zipcode=Shepton Mallet&locationID=56888&lat=51.2&lon=-2.5&findtype= 

That does look nice but aye, I agree, struggle to trust it.. we can't be so optimistic about these things, how un-British!

[waterfalls212434]

if its wet on the Wednesday seems a small price to pay for glorious weather the rest of the weekend....id take one days rain rather then a full weekend of it!

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, Stu H said:

 

The U2 year, I didn't think the Friday was too bad (drunk, huddled together at the Pyramid). But we tried to get into the Silver Hayes area late on and every step was an effort. I gave up and went to bed. THAT'S when the rain takes it's toll. That horrible sticky mud which is unforgiving in certain parts of the site.

It's a pain not dragging mud into your tent as well.

Post U2 we just wound up in the cabaret tent as we could sit down and stay warm.  2010 was way more conducive to having a late one.

[scaryclaireyfairy]

I was definitely more miserable by the end of '07 than '10.  I don't want to deal with either again though. 

if we have to have a wet day, I'd rather the weather gods rescheduled it for the Friday.  It's way easier to take when there are acts on.

[Thunderstruck]

It will be interesting to see the Met Office update this lunchtime, I think the coming weekend has good agreement, with higher pressure building from the azores to settle the weather down. 

After this there are a real mix of outcomes:

1) The high pressure builds over the UK producing warm weather and clear skies

2) The high pressure develops across the UK and is centred slightly further east producing southerly type flow and heatwave conditions

3) The high pressure doesn't strengthen and cooler conditions return from the west with showers/rain

Judging by the met office forecast they think option 3 is likely - but there's a real mix of outcomes at the moment.

[The Nal]

7 minutes ago, Thunderstruck said:

 

Judging by the met office forecast they think option 3 is likely

Edited June 13, 2016 by The Nal

[Thunderstruck]

Just now, The Nal said:

This is the forecast from yesterday - no mention of this high pressure strengthening...I'm of the opinion the forecast is still split with everything to play for!

 

"Generally unsettled weather will be focussed on southern and central parts on Friday (this friday), with fairly frequent showers, heavy and thundery at times. There will be some generally drier and brighter weather too, which should become more prevalent for the start of the weekend, when most places are likely see fine and dry weather. From Sunday and into the following week, unsettled and breezier conditions look to return. Bands of cloud and rain are expected to move across the UK, interspersed with brighter, showery conditions. The most frequent spells of rain are likely across the northwest, whilst the southeast should see more in the way of drier weather. Temperatures will generally be near average, but perhaps on the cool side at first, and turning locally warm in sunnier spells."

[The Nal]

So we don't know. And won't know for a week.

[Thunderstruck]

Just now, The Nal said:

So we don't know. And won't know for a week.

I think we'll know much more over the next few days. Generally forecasts a week out, aslong as the different models agree are fairly accurate.