The Weather Thread 2019

[Sasperella]

4 minutes ago, briddj said:

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. 

So are thunderstorms causes when the low wrestles back control, or is prolonged high pressure intrinsically unstable and thus likely to cause storms even if low pressure stays away?

Asking for a friend 

[Northern Jack]

6 minutes ago, T-Mouse said:

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.

Just best hope VAR doesn't bite us on the arse.

[briddj]

13 minutes ago, Sasperella said:

So are thunderstorms causes when the low wrestles back control, or is prolonged high pressure intrinsically unstable and thus likely to cause storms even if low pressure stays away?

Asking for a friend 

Ideally we would be in the middle of a lovely plume of high pressure.

If we use this chart as an example, imagine the low pressure is further south on Sunday (or in fact earlier than that). You can see the knife-edge.

[Gnomicide]

1 hour ago, tumbles said:

Argh double post again 

Get a grip, Tumbles!

[Helsbels]

1 hour ago, beege89 said:

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

Defo..my mate didn't in 2005 and spent half the festival with plastic bags on his feet. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best

[Gnomicide]

Get a grip, Tumbles!

[tumbles]

5 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Get a grip, Tumbles!

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[Deaf Nobby Burton]

Accuweather saying 29 on Friday. I packed all my clothes into carry bags for each day earlier... I might have to rethink Friday.

[Jamie 2194]

44 minutes ago, T-Mouse said:

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.

Love the thought of Sunshine getting up like a salmon at the back post to head the positive people into the lead..... made me smile 

[westholtschic]

Raining hard on site now 

[tumbles]

Just now, westholtschic said:

Raining hard on site now 

Could have been a whole lot worse looking at what’s drifted west! 

[Pinhead]

Raining in Chippenham now.

[Aragorn]

1 hour 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?

The info posted here is the GFS operational run. I'd be checking the ukmo and ecmwf now we are almost in the reliable timeframe along with the Euro4 as these rend to be more accurate

[redrog]

8 minutes ago, westholtschic said:

Raining hard on site now 

How hard? Torrential hard or more than a drizzle hard? I want pictures, avocados and jam jars!

[dccool]

8 minutes ago, tumbles said:

Could have been a whole lot worse looking at what’s drifted west! 

Wales sure is taking one for the team today ???

[stuartbert two hats]

7 minutes ago, redrog said:

How hard? Torrential hard or more than a drizzle hard? I want pictures, avocados and jam jars!

Well I can see the Tor quite clearly on the webcam, so hopefully it's not too bad.

[Doug85]

Currently driving down to site and it's just been lashing it down near Bristol. Seems to be dying down getting further south so hopefully the site missed the majority of that. Judging by the pics and videos of the site earlier it will be alright 

[Tuna]

On the M5 near the signs for Glastonbury, there has been traffic, and a pathetic drizzle for about an hour. 

[Cooter]

I'm onsite and rain is moderate to heavy and has been for about an hour or so. 

[sprocketrocket]

1 minute ago, Cooter said:

I'm onsite and rain is moderate to heavy and has been for about an hour or so. 

You'll be fine

[tumbles]

Ready for the 12z GFS then.. 

[redrog]

3 minutes ago, Cooter said:

I'm onsite and rain is moderate to heavy and has been for about an hour or so. 

looking at the radar, another 30mins and it will be done

Edited June 23, 2019 by redrog

[danbailey80]

1 minute ago, redrog said:

looking at the radar, another 30mins and it will be done

It can take half a day to dry out with no traffic on the grass etc. No worry

[Cooter]

3 minutes ago, sprocketrocket said:

You'll be fine

Must say I was concerned until you said that, oh holy one.

[briddj]

GFS is GO.