The Weather Thread 2019

[JoeyT]

6 minutes ago, dccool said:

Read this morning we have a 900 mile wide Spanish plume coming up starting this bank holiday which is going to give us a 2 month heatwave lasting until the end of June......

????

That's the spirit. A repeat of these scenes please. There's nothing quite like the scene of festival goers competing for shade.

 

[Sasperella]

1 hour ago, Kinkyinuit said:

A gardener told me today that we aren't getting rain for 3 months.  

I don't know what his sources are but I'll take it

 

11 minutes ago, dccool said:

Read this morning we have a 900 mile wide Spanish plume coming up starting this bank holiday which is going to give us a 2 month heatwave lasting until the end of June......

????

This is all marvellous. As long as the end of June actually means the end!

More predictions from gardeners is precisely what this thread needs ?

 

[dccool]

6 minutes ago, Homer said:

 

No idea what this means but am fully onboard.

2010 stylee I hope

[Fishman]

1 hour ago, rubick said:

You'd think that in order to get 2016 levels of slop it would need to have been raining constantly for a couple of months. Think it'll be grand underfoot even if it isn't sunny all week.

Yours ever,

J Kettley

And as an explanation for our younger viewers .... 

 

[rubick]

See also 'Peter Cushing Lives In Whitstable' ?

[Homer]

12 minutes ago, dccool said:

2010 stylee I hope

Bloody hell - I'm okay with heat but that was a bit too much!

[JoeyT]

For those interested in the forecasts in the run up to the festival, Netweather have a pretty lively forum of folk who care as much about the weather as we do about Glastonbury.

Current outlook for the next couple of weeks is pretty unsettled with things improving during the middle of May by the looks of things. Good news in terms of the build.

A warning going forward however, the weather is extremely changeable so anything in reality over 48 hours in advance should be taken with a pinch of salt. 

Having said that the weather thread is definitely one of my favourites in the run up to a festival so embrace the rollercoaster all 

[faymondo]

As I have said weather in the run up is just as important so good to keep an eye on things on this thread.

As for actual festival weather the truth is its not even worth looking at a forecast until one week to go. 

[t0paz]

12 minutes ago, faymondo said:

As for actual festival weather the truth is its not even worth looking at a forecast until one week to go. 

True. But where is the fun in that?! ?

[incident]

23 minutes ago, faymondo said:

As I have said weather in the run up is just as important so good to keep an eye on things on this thread.

While that's definitely true, it's worth remembering that the thresholds in the run up are far more generous than during the festival itself. Unless it's an obscene amount falling all at once like in 2016, a few rainy days isn't a disaster. It's only an issue if it hits flood levels or becomes persistent and saturates the land.

[Quark]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

You're not allowed on this thread you harbinger of doom

 

[SeaBear]

This thread is alwaaays my favourite.

[Quark]

Just now, SeaBear said:

This thread is alwaaays my favourite.

Wait 'til the Glastonbury Sex Face thread starts up again

[BambooShanks]

2 minutes ago, Quark said:

Wait 'til the Glastonbury Sex Face thread starts up again

 

[Quark]

Aaaaaaaand they're off!

[Gedh]

Anticipating a 2010 weather repeat I need to get some sandals or the like. Is buying them now a harbinger of disaster or a lucky charm to make it happen?

Edited April 29, 2019 by Gedh

[BambooShanks]

3 minutes ago, Gedh said:

Anticipating a 2010 weather repeat I need to get some sandals or the like. Is buying them now a harbinger of disaster or a lucky charm to make it happen?

If you get a pair of wellies at the same time, I believe it will balance it out.

[Quark]

Problem with sandals / flips is that the dust makes your feet massively grubby. Converse for me.

[Dave_c]

As long as it's not 2016 then it'll be ok. 2016 was grim.

[glasto-worker]

1 hour ago, Homer said:

Bloody hell - I'm okay with heat but that was a bit too much!

I agree - lucky enough I was able to cool down under these two fridge trucks when not on duty - I have a cancer controlling implant that can cause serious problems if I overheat so would never have got though the weekend without those fridge trucks in 2010.

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 hour ago, Quark said:

Problem with sandals / flips is that the dust makes your feet massively grubby. Converse for me.

That and the fact that your toes could get stamped on in a crowd.

[Mr.Tease]

36 minutes ago, glasto-worker said:

I agree - lucky enough I was able to cool down under these two fridge trucks when not on duty - I have a cancer controlling implant that can cause serious problems if I overheat so would never have got though the weekend without those fridge trucks in 2010.

I've never heard of such a device before--what exactly does it do? 

[Keithy]

Re: Spanish Plume

[Display-Name]

32 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

That and the fact that your toes could get stamped on in a crowd.

Or you could cut your foot on a can as I did wearing flip flops in 2010. But if that's the price I have to pay for sunshine, then I'm willing to pay it. PS please could everyone please discard their rubbish appropriately thanks.

[Gedh]

2 hours ago, Quark said:

Problem with sandals / flips is that the dust makes your feet massively grubby. Converse for me.

Make my feet too hot hence the fresh air approach.