The Weather Thread 2019

[Lucy92]

Oh I forgot it’s countryfile day! 

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

Countryfile used to be the only way of getting Met office info (best for short range) beyond a couple of days. So it was always the first week long Met forecast. 

Good example was 2005, when it was Countryfile that first warned of possible heavy rain on Friday. No other models had it at that point. And we know what came to pass. 

But yeah, less relevant these days. Will still watch it though. For old times’ sake. 

Edited June 23, 2019 by Glasto Weatherwatch

[tumbles]

Light rain in N Somerset. Radar shows like the edge of it’s going to hit Pilton in an hour or so. Looks like one shower tho 

[Pinhead]

Nothing outside Bath looking SW yet but its overcast now...

[tumbles]

Argh double post again 

Edited June 23, 2019 by tumbles

[doogie]

Rather than tuning into Countryfile, you can view the BBC's Weather for the Week Ahead on iPlayer. It's updated every day.

[briddj]

The PILTON FORCEFIELD is strong. Only light stuff this afternoon it seems. 

 

[tumbles]

Shame it’ll shit on Weston right when the red arrows are due this afternoon 

[JGP]

On 6/21/2019 at 9:05 AM, sprocketrocket said:

If buying wet weather gear is a sacrifice to the sun-god's.... perhaps you need to rethink this purchase?

I also bought a rain poncho

[JoeyT]

Just started drizzling in North Wootton (mile from site) it was warm and pleasant drops of rain.

Wellies will be nothing but ornaments in the tent this year.

 

[alibear]

1 hour ago, briddj said:

But will feel a lot more due to the humidity. Swings and roundabouts.

Aren't they "upper air" temps? According to Gav, you usually add a couple of degrees to that at ground level?

[tumbles]

2 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

Just started drizzling in North Wootton (mile from site) it was warm and pleasant drops of rain.

Wellies will be nothing but ornaments in the tent this year.

 

That lovely smell of hot drying rain 

[Kizzie]

2 minutes ago, tumbles said:

That lovely smell of hot drying rain 

Petrichor

[JoeyT]

3 minutes ago, tumbles said:

That lovely smell of hot drying rain 

It's a bit difficult being this close to the site and not actually going in until Tuesday.

I feel like a kid at Christmas who wants to open his presents on Christmas eve...

[beege89]

OK have just bought my camping gear,  except wellies.  Do you reckon I should bother about buying wellies?

[tumbles]

5 minutes ago, JoeyT said:

It's a bit difficult being this close to the site and not actually going in until Tuesday.

I feel like a kid at Christmas who wants to open his presents on Christmas eve...

I’m thankful I’m on client site next two days. Will at least make it go quicker than being sat in the office watching GFS runs and chatting shit on here 

[Sasperella]

Two clickbait articles have appeared on my phone's newsfeed about storms hitting the site. Presumably they are not as up to date as we are?

[Ayrshire Chris]

In Glastonbury town now, a few spots of rain but pretty warm 

[briddj]

6 minutes ago, beege89 said:

OK have just bought my camping gear,  except wellies.  Do you reckon I should bother about buying wellies?

We should be good through to Friday now. Saturday and Sunday are not yet locked in at all and probably won't be when the gates open unless there's a firm pro-plume switch.

[CaledonianGonzo]

I wouldn't go anywhere near that farm without footwear that can cope with the mud.

[Tranquility of Solitude]

40 minutes ago, tumbles said:

Shame it’ll shit on Weston right when the red arrows are due this afternoon 

 

[mark_ovens]

23 minutes ago, Sasperella said:

Two clickbait articles have appeared on my phone's newsfeed about storms hitting the site. Presumably they are not as up to date as we are?

These all seem to be based on the same Met Office statement. Appears we're not out of the woods yet. @briddj what say you and how come this isn't apparent on the info we've all been looking at?

[Woffy]

1 hour ago, Tranquility of Solitude said:

@briddj great work on this, really appreciate it. However.......

 

[briddj]

5 minutes ago, mark_ovens said:

These all seem to be based on the same Met Office statement. Appears we're not out of the woods yet. @briddj what say you and how come this isn't apparent on the info we've all been looking at?

It all depends what wins vis a vis low pressure vs. high pressure at the weekend. High pressure currently still just in front - but as you can see from the temperature drop on the Sunday we are not out of the woods. If that low takes control then we could yet be in the shit. Ideally over the next few runs we will see high pressure be a bit more dominant to give us some cause for additional confidence. 

[T-Mouse]

Its the 60th minute. After more sustained pressure, we've hit them on the counter. Humidity crosses the ball and Sunshine absolutely rifles a bullet header into the top corner. 

We're 2-1 up.