The Weather Thread 2019

[stopwn1981]

3 minutes ago, kingbadger said:

Norwegians have 30mm + of rain from Monday to Thursday.

We're fucked

Yeah that 2/3 of a months worth ??

[Duggyfresh44]

44 minutes ago, Doug85 said:

Amusing how some are losing their shit over a small amount of rain over a few days claiming the ground will be churned up. People seem to forget we still had some rain in 2017 all be it early mornings and then it dried up. 

Whatever happens at this stage it would take some biblical rain for 2016 style conditions now, I think we are heading for a mix of weather with some rain but warm enough to dry it during the day. I'll take that in comparison to what it could have been. 

Not 'losing my shit' - just discussing the weather on the weather thread and giving my opinion. Which could well be wrong. Is that ok? 

[briddj]

22 minutes ago, Padgey said:

I'd have stuck on the forecast last night, seems to be more rain showing for next week now, boots it is! 

With the forecast temperatures, you'll be in trainers on Thursday afternoon.

[stopwn1981]

Just now, Duggyfresh44 said:

Not 'losing my shit' - just discussing the weather on the weather thread and giving my opinion. Which could well be wrong. Is that ok? 

Exactly - this whole thread is silly. All conjecture.

[Sasperella]

I think people are playing a bit fast and loose with the term "we're fucked"

[Fork_UK]

56 minutes ago, Anarion said:

Ever heard of sunscreen/suntan lotion? I honestly can't fathom how 27 degrees is tough to handle.

I'm with you on this!  27 is about my optimum temperature!  Hot sun, with a nice breeze and a beer.  As long as it get cloudy at night to keep the warmth in, this is my perfection!

[briddj]

Positive development: "Pretty good support from mean charts (on Thursday) for the upper trough stalling west. Worth noting I couldn't find a single ECM ensemble member that had this evolution just 24 hours ago."

[Homer]

9 minutes ago, kingbadger said:

Norwegians have 30mm + of rain from Monday to Thursday.

We're fucked

That's 7.5mm a day - not very much.

[Doug85]

6 minutes ago, Duggyfresh44 said:

Not 'losing my shit' - just discussing the weather on the weather thread and giving my opinion. Which could well be wrong. Is that ok? 

Nothing wrong with that at all, I just think you are over reacting which is my opinion

Edited June 19, 2019 by Doug85

[JoBalls]

3 minutes ago, Fork_UK said:

I'm with you on this!  27 is about my optimum temperature!  Hot sun, with a nice breeze and a beer.  As long as it get cloudy at night to keep the warmth in, this is my perfection!

The breeze is key though: 

27°C with a nice breeze = perfection

27°C with no breeze and muggy = horrid

[Duggyfresh44]

1 minute ago, Doug85 said:

Not at all, I just think you are over reacting which is my opinion

I could well be. I hope I am.

[Homer]

Pretty simple: if anyone has seen a forecast that will produce a 2007/2016 mudbath, bearing in mind the underground conditions currently (firm), then just paste the link here.

[Doug85]

3 minutes ago, Duggyfresh44 said:

I could well be. I hope I am.

Glass half full motto.

For what it's worth I think it will be ok based on the forecasts last night and early run this morning. 

[Duggyfresh44]

Just our luck that -

the models have just had a massive update, so everyone doesn't trust them and they've been chucking out confusing data

and

the watcher next week looks like it's going to be very weird anyway.

All for Glastonbury week! 

[doogie]

5 minutes ago, JoBalls said:

27°C sitting on a beach or by a pool with a nice breeze = perfection

27°C with no breeze and muggy or standing in a large crowd with no shade or when trying to sleep in a tent = horrid

corrected for you 

[Duggyfresh44]

Just now, Doug85 said:

Glass half full motto.

For what it's worth I think it will be ok based on the forecasts last night and early run this morning. 

??

[mcmenace]

6 minutes ago, briddj said:

Positive development: "Pretty good support from mean charts (on Thursday) for the upper trough stalling west. Worth noting I couldn't find a single ECM ensemble member that had this evolution just 24 hours ago."

Thank you for your updates - I for one am extremely grateful for your endeavours! Keep the positive developments coming...

[mufcok]

The BBC has taken a turn for the worst, sun and rain for the queue with a storm the day before..

[Lycra]

13 hours ago, Mr Splodge said:

Ok here goes.

bin painting today was brutal.  Rain all day not heavy but persistent ground VERY wet.  We still have grass because no one can drive on it but it’s very wet.  Tracks are about 2inches deep with a mixture of water and mud.

rain is (I am told forecast most of tomorrow) please pray it misses the site..

hopefully things will dry up from Thursday.

sorry it’s not a positive update but it’s a honest update.

 I will post a update tomorrow.

Above taken from State of the Ground Thread. 

Glastocam showing murky today and looks like it's raining.

What's needed now are a few warm drying days. Don't want consecutive rainy days with a heavy shower during fest. That's what makes Glasto v muddy!

Fingers crossed

[briddj]

Just now, mcmenace said:

Thank you for your updates - I for one am extremely grateful for your endeavours! Keep the positive developments coming...

People are going a little over the top, though I fully understand why. If we had that rain forecast PLUS temperatures of 15-16 like was the case last week, then we would indeed be fucked. But it's just not the case, and the rain isn't showing as being during the day meaning the days are completely free for maximum drying. The site would be like one big tumble-dryer (for ground conditions). Fear not!

[tumbles]

2 minutes ago, Lycra said:

Above taken from State of the Ground Thread. 

Glastocam showing murky today and looks like it's raining.

What's needed now are a few warm drying days. Don't want consecutive rainy days with a heavy shower during fest. That's what makes Glasto v muddy!

Fingers crossed

Should be dry from midday now and warm to weekend. It’s after that things get, well, into the unknown 

[The Nal]

8 minutes ago, mufcok said:

The BBC has taken a turn for the worst, sun and rain for the queue with a storm the day before..

Oh dear! 

Guaranteed mud and rain this year then of some description. Thats a given. Only question now is how much. 

[cb4747]

It's totally out of our hands so let's just embrace the uncertainty! Bottom line is be prepared. We all know what British weather is like, storms and torrential rain one minute to blistering sun the next. Raincoats and wellies, sunscreen and hats. Sticky mud is hard work, just have another few pints. Hot sun is also hard work, stay hydrated! 

[Ohinever]

Just walked past Mary's gate. The tarmac road is muddy. Tarmac.... 

Edited June 19, 2019 by Ohinever

[mcmenace]

9 minutes ago, briddj said:

People are going a little over the top, though I fully understand why. If we had that rain forecast PLUS temperatures of 15-16 like was the case last week, then we would indeed be fucked. But it's just not the case, and the rain isn't showing as being during the day meaning the days are completely free for maximum drying. The site would be like one big tumble-dryer (for ground conditions). Fear not!

Your updates are sensible and easy to understand so I'm sticking with these. I appreciate it could all change but as long as the weather is absolutely nothing like 2007's festival, I'll be happy.