Weather 2016

[The Nal]

29 minutes ago, Stooonami said:

No they aren't.

Unsettled, showers throughout, raining every day. Just like 2007. 

[Thunderstruck]

Everyone calm down haha! Is rain looking likely? - Yes! But it's not exactly looking like a monsoon is it?! In my opinion things look fairly promising for a decent period of weather overall. 

[broken monkey]

I had to abandon the festival on the Friday morning of 2005. Was right at the bottom of Pennard Hill when the flood hit (plus the gf at the time woke up with mumps that day). Was the most depressing weekend of my life watching on tv, made even worse by the fact that 2006 was a fallow year. Despite the weather sucking in 2007, I was determined to enjoy every moment and it was probably my favourite year to date!

[Finding leto14]

Seriously guys come on! Yesterday it was talk of 2010 and today it is talk of another 07. Just sit back and relax, it's all part of the fun! (Granted I prefer sun but don't we all!) it will change a thousand times between today and tomorrow

[Stooonami]

5 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Unsettled, showers throughout, raining every day. Just like 2007. 

No it was nothing like that and it doesn't say that.

[blackred]

4 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

I have waited far too long in a state of utter sobriety for this to arrive. So whatever may come, I say bring it.

Coach drops me off at 0630h on Wednesday and takes me home at 0830 on Monday.

Go hard, or go home.

Mardy - man the fuck up. See you at the meet.

Ben

Aye, too much time and prep gone into to abandon it before the main stages have finished - however if it is a shithouse I will be leaving Sunday evening instead of Monday afternoon, shit is too depressing to be hanging around longer than necessary.

As for you Benny, that marathon prep will come in handy - nothing compares to the gruelling physicallity of a properly wet Glastonbury (including a wet Green Man!)

[big__phil]

With about a week to go, I'm checking in. Sorry to hear @pedmills isn't about - loved his graphs last year.

Anyway, no point getting upset quite yet - the tears will only add to the rainfall!

[bennyhana22]

Just now, blackred said:

Aye, too much time and prep gone into to abandon it before the main stages have finished - however if it is a shithouse I will be leaving Sunday evening instead of Monday afternoon, shit is too depressing to be hanging around longer than necessary.

As for you Benny, that marathon prep will come in handy - nothing compares to the gruelling physicallity of a properly wet Glastonbury (including a wet Green Man!)

I'm ready, blackred...by gods, I'm READY!

Ben

[stuartbert two hats]

29 minutes ago, mr flow said:

Just putting things in to perspective, my "Facebook memory" today was me declaring how happy I was that the forecast for Glastonbury now has no rain at all.

That post was in 2007....

[giantkatestacks]

I am going to stand with Mardy in the 'cant cope with another 2007' corner. It was horrific. 

[gorfield]

I enjoyed 2007 despite the weather.. but this year we have 4 kids with us.. in prams

that will NOT be fun in 2007 weather

[JoeyT]

The doom and gloom merchants need to cheer up.

The only thing we can be sure of weather wise is that the forecast between now and the festival will change daily.

Don't get carried away with the good and don't get carried away with the bad.

[djcolsen]

Not looking great at this stage

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, JoeyT said:

The doom and gloom merchants need to stop taking Nal at face value.

FTFY

[Padgey]

2 minutes ago, djcolsen said:

Not looking great at this stage

Let's just hope it's better at all the other stages!

[JoeyT]

So  got carried away:

You’ve got to hope and pray

But do it at the right time

It may be dry or wet

But you will have a good time

They’ll be threats and they’ll scare you

The Nal will always hit back

The tabloids throw out their headlines

But we don’t look in to that

Predict it if you can

But we’re in England man

And what you’re looking at

Ain’t no hosepipe ban

We ain’t no hooligans

This ain’t a weather song

We’ll be at the fest

1 week it won’t be long

[boredawn]

It's still too early to say. I'm hoping for a return of high pressure to see us through. To be honest, I am praying for good weather. I can accept maybe a bad day or spells, but a 2007 type affair really would be a disaster. 

 

 

 

[jonnyisRFC]

From BBC weather 

[Skoo]

My first time was 2007 and I loved it. I think the blessing we had that year, is that it didn't rain too much in the evenings, so the evening shenanigans could continue as usual. I'm pretty sure it was only the Sunday night that completely chucked it down.

My memory of the festival is pretty hazy at best, so I could just be looking back with rose tinted glasses.

[big__phil]

5 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

So  got carried away:

You’ve got to hope and pray

But do it at the right time

It may be dry or wet

But you will have a good time

They’ll be threats and they’ll scare you

The Nal will always hit back

The tabloids throw out their headlines

But we don’t look in to that

Predict it if you can

But we’re in England man

And what you’re looking at

Ain’t no hosepipe ban

We ain’t no hooligans

This ain’t a weather song

We’ll be at the fest

1 week it won’t be long

Bravo. 

[fightoffyour]

Better if it says raining now since it will be wrong anyway. If it says wall to wall sunshine a week ahead then it will piss it down and we'll all be disappointed because we got our hopes up!

Edited June 14, 2016 by fightoffyour

[bennyhana22]

5 minutes ago, jonnyisRFC said:

From BBC weather 

Annoyingly the BBC Weather website for Glastonbury (c.f. Shepton Mallet) has showers on Wed 22nd at the moment. Surely that's closer...?

Ben

[giantkatestacks]

4 minutes ago, Skoo said:

My first time was 2007 and I loved it. I think the blessing we had that year, is that it didn't rain too much in the evenings, so the evening shenanigans could continue as usual. I'm pretty sure it was only the Sunday night that completely chucked it down.

My memory of the festival is pretty hazy at best, so I could just be looking back with rose tinted glasses.

Nope, it rained hard all Saturday night/morning, and it was freezing and it was windy, I know as I was out in it all night on a Ped gate. <mutters bitterly>

[Drinky]

That looks... grim

[4AssedMonkey]

I may be reading this wrong but it looks like the UK is right under a clash between 2 weather systems at the moment which is causing the unsettled and at times stormy weather.  Looks to me like there is a possibility the Azores high could strengthen, meaning it should be dry/warm next week or it could weaken, meaning cooler/wetter.  In any event I don't see it being biblical.

But then I don't really know what I'm on about and am guessing from what I am trying to understand from the models and data.  So don't shout at me if I'm wrong.