The Weather Thread 2020

[squirrelarmy]

Global warming to the rescue!

[blutarsky]

Biblical in the South West right now

[deebeedoobee]

Just now, blutarsky said:

Biblical in the South West right now

Pilton has the rumbling thunder but the force field is holding. Tiny weeny sprinkle of rain so far.

[deebeedoobee]

9 minutes ago, deebeedoobee said:

Pilton has the rumbling thunder but the force field is holding. Tiny weeny sprinkle of rain so far.

The force field is weakening, we now have some rain. No heavy yet....

[Crazyfool01]

33 minutes ago, blutarsky said:

Biblical in the South West right now

Not as yet in Taunton either ... it’s like a low pitched big dog grumble at present I would imagine imagine .... 

[Tartan_Glasto]

Anyone else hoping for a bit of a washout this year to try and better the odds for a scorcher next year?

[funkychick2007]

Thundering and lightening and pouring with rain!!! ⛈ Across the somerset levels!!! 

[Ayrshire Chris]

1 hour ago, blutarsky said:

Biblical in the South West right now

Biblical? Are Biffy Clyro on the pyramid?😁

[Crazyfool01]

6 minutes ago, funkychick2007 said:

Thundering and lightening and pouring with rain!!! ⛈ Across the somerset levels!!! 

How strange that seems to have missed here ... barely a black cloud in the sky now  

[Wellyboot]

We've got thunder and lightning lots of rain and some hail?? 

Make it stoppppp 

[Crazyfool01]

Gonna be a very thundery few days looking at the forecast ... some very heavy rain due ... but will it fill the well ? Or will it miss Pilton ? 

[squirrelarmy]

36 minutes ago, Tartan_Glasto said:

Anyone else hoping for a bit of a washout this year to try and better the odds for a scorcher next year?

Apparently it doesn’t make a difference but I’ve had the same thought.
 

What is the probability of 5 dry years in a row? I don’t remember 2016s weather but I know it’s been good weather every late June since 2017. 
 

I wonder if anyone has records of every Glasto weather to see if this run of Dry Junes is unprecedented. 

[dotdash79]

4 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

I wonder if anyone has records of every Glasto weather to see if this run of Dry Junes is unprecedented. 

https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/glastonbury/historic

This will go back to 2009

[dotdash79]

https://www.wunderground.com/history this looks like it goes back to the 1960s

[squirrelarmy]

6 minutes ago, dotdash79 said:

https://www.wunderground.com/history this looks like it goes back to the 1960s

Nice resources. I’ll try compile something later when I’m not using my phone. Will be good to get some spreadsheet magic on the go

[Sasperella]

54 minutes ago, Tartan_Glasto said:

Anyone else hoping for a bit of a washout this year to try and better the odds for a scorcher next year?

I'll certainly be pissed if it's glorious sunshine in Pilton and a total wash out at our fake Glastonbury in Glasgow!

[deebeedoobee]

56 minutes ago, funkychick2007 said:

Thundering and lightening and pouring with rain!!! ⛈ Across the somerset levels!!! 

It missed Pilton. We saw the black clouds go past. Heard the rumbles of thunder and had a short shower that wasn’t that hard. Not quite enough to give the veggies a good soaking. Now we have sunshine again.

[Crazyfool01]

Thursday looks like the day for the heavy stuff .... hopefully not too much impact on the state of the ground and the build .... 1 week out 

[squirrelarmy]

Clear skies in Yorkshire. The Pennines are doing a wonderful job of keeping the soggy weather at bay. 

[Crazyfool01]

Scrap that ... torrential here now  

[stuartbert two hats]

I actually prefer the weather forecast for this year's slot than the previous two. They were both too hot.

[CaledonianGonzo]

2017 wasn't even especially warm. Biting Fuzzy Dunlop's patter 

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

2017 wasn't even especially warm. Biting Fuzzy Dunlop's patter 

I think the Wednesday was brutally warm, then it was perfect.

Edited June 16, 2020 by Deaf Nobby Burton

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yeah...fair enough. We didn't show up until the Thursday, by which point it was just normal.

[vintagelaureate]

1 minute ago, Deaf Nobby Burton said:

I think the Wednesday was brutally warm, then it was perfect.

I got burnt in the Wednesday queue but after that it was okay. Last year was next level heat.