The Weather Thread 2023

[PolygonWindow]

3 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Come on you can do better than that. If you want to scare people show them MetCheck 

Not that much rain on Wed, ECM today shows Thurs onwards the high pressure building again so could be ok. That's not THAT bad. Not ideal but not that bad. Tuesday a shitshow tho.

[Duggyfresh44]

1 minute ago, PolygonWindow said:

Not that much rain on Wed, ECM today shows Thurs onwards the high pressure building again so could be ok. That's not THAT bad. Not ideal but not that bad. Tuesday a shitshow tho.

Heaved it down on Tuesday in 2019. I left work at lunchtime on my motorbike and was soaked to the skin. Had to pull over at one point it was so bad. I live kn the SW btw. 

[Jacko45]

Bit more of a clear picture emerging now, were going to need good waterproofs. 

Glasto virgin so little worried it won't feel quite the same if it buckets down all weekend. 

BUT what can you do?

[WannabeGlastoVet]

Just now, Jacko45 said:

Bit more of a clear picture emerging now, were going to need good waterproofs. 

Glasto virgin so little worried it won't feel quite the same if it buckets down all weekend. 

BUT what can you do?

My first was 2016 which was by all accounts a washout and I had the best time! A bit of mud doesn't stop the fun 🙂

[Nick Sneddon]

3 minutes ago, WannabeGlastoVet said:

My first was 2016 which was by all accounts a washout and I had the best time! A bit of mud doesn't stop the fun 🙂

absolutely does. the whole dynamic of the site changes

[DYRTFT]

2 minutes ago, Nick Sneddon said:

absolutely does. the whole dynamic of the site changes

It’s the fun police 👮‍♂️

[faymondo]

4 minutes ago, Nick Sneddon said:

absolutely does. the whole dynamic of the site changes

Yep it does turn the festival into a different beast.

Getting from A to B can be horrendous. Just the chance to sit down and recharge those weary legs from an extra muddy workout is a premium. 

Long way to go though weather wise. All aboard the rollercoaster. 

[fred quimby]

20 minutes ago, Duggyfresh44 said:

Heaved it down on Tuesday in 2019. I left work at lunchtime on my motorbike and was soaked to the skin. Had to pull over at one point it was so bad. I live kn the SW btw. 

I was on site and got back to my tent about 1am maybe 2. It absolutely hammered it down, luckily I had just got in. Went on all night, great white noise to sleep to

[Jacko45]

Just can't believe how unlucky it would be to be a washout.

It's been glorious for 3 weeks straight lol

[Skip997]

24 minutes ago, Duggyfresh44 said:

Heaved it down on Tuesday in 2019. I left work at lunchtime on my motorbike and was soaked to the skin. Had to pull over at one point it was so bad. I live kn the SW btw. 

I have no memory of this at all

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

My walking boots are gonna eat any mud up for breakfast 😅

[rlandy95]

Early days...

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

I still haven't bought the ponchos yet...gonna leave it a bit longer 

[deepkittycaz]

34 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Come on you can do better than that. If you want to scare people show them MetCheck 

I'm arriving Tuesday lunchtime. FML.

[Colorblindjames]

24 minutes ago, Jacko45 said:

Bit more of a clear picture emerging now, were going to need good waterproofs. 

Glasto virgin so little worried it won't feel quite the same if it buckets down all weekend. 

BUT what can you do?

Buy a poncho. Even if it's dry they come in handy for sitting on. 

[Colorblindjames]

3 minutes ago, Bike_Like_A_Mum said:

I still haven't bought the ponchos yet...gonna leave it a bit longer 

I always take mine. Don't take up much space and come in handy. 

[gigpusher]

The weather forecast for where I live has changed completely for today 3 times. It was meant to pour down all evening but be dry at lunchtime, then it said it was going to pour down at lunchtime but be dry by evening and now it's saying 30% chance of light showers from Midday until 9pm so they can't even make their mind up on the day. Whatever happens there'll be weather and be prepared to deal with whatever variant we get.

But we had really heavy rain yesterday and it's perfectly fine and dry at the moment. In these temperatures rainfall will do no harm.

The good news is we should already have avoided the worst of it. Some variants of meh would be my preference but we get what we get.

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

Not sure why people are talking about a washout with these rainfall totals.

Plenty of time for things to change but most of these forecasts (bar the odd outlier) are for showers averaging 2-3mm a day at best. Nothing to be worried about yet. 

[BBC7BBCHEAVEN]

25 minutes ago, faymondo said:

Yep it does turn the festival into a different beast.

Getting from A to B can be horrendous. Just the chance to sit down and recharge those weary legs from an extra muddy workout is a premium. 

Long way to go though weather wise. All aboard the rollercoaster. 

The only years I've been where it was genuinely difficult getting around due to mud was 2016 and 2011.

It has rained other years so I don't think a bit of rain is instant disaster, hopefully we can get away with it

[Sasperella2]

37 minutes ago, Jacko45 said:

Bit more of a clear picture emerging now, were going to need good waterproofs. 

Glasto virgin so little worried it won't feel quite the same if it buckets down all weekend. 

BUT what can you do?

Aye but there is mud and then there is MUD. Dancing about in the former is actually quite wonderful. 

Thankfully MUD is pretty rare!

 

[DYRTFT]

3 minutes ago, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

Not sure why people are talking about a washout with these rainfall totals.

Plenty of time for things to change but most of these forecasts (bar the odd outlier) are for showers averaging 2-3mm a day at best. Nothing to be worried about yet. 

This. Some posting detailed analysis but I’m sure they don’t know what they’re actually looking at!

[Jacko45]

1 minute ago, Sasperella2 said:

Aye but there is mud and then there is MUD. Dancing about in the former is actually quite wonderful. 

Thankfully MUD is pretty rare!

 

 

Yeah I'll still have a great time I'm sure, just you see the people sat on the hill at previous festivals on the grass on a balmy warm evening.

Be a shame not to be able to enjoy that fully. 

[BambooShanks]

Just now, BBC7BBCHEAVEN said:

The only years I've been where it was genuinely difficult getting around due to mud was 2016 and 2011.

It has rained other years so I don't think a bit of rain is instant disaster, hopefully we can get away with it

2013, 2014, and 2015 all had showers (some quite heavy or lasting a few hours) and the ground was fine.  Obviously the main walkways got churned up but it was manageable and in most cases, dried up relatively quickly.

Even by the sunday in 2011, the ground was absolutely fine by sunday.

[Dave_c]

1 minute ago, BambooShanks said:

2013, 2014, and 2015 all had showers (some quite heavy or lasting a few hours) and the ground was fine.  Obviously the main walkways got churned up but it was manageable and in most cases, dried up relatively quickly.

Even by the sunday in 2011, the ground was absolutely fine by sunday.

Yeah I'd take 15 all day long if it was put on the table now. Is it safe to say we won't be getting 2016 levels of mud at this stage? Seems like it is. A few showers here and there is no biggie.

[DYRTFT]

Just now, Dave_c said:

Yeah I'd take 15 all day long if it was put on the table now. Is it safe to say we won't be getting 2016 levels of mud at this stage? Seems like it is. A few showers here and there is no biggie.

No predictions for 2016 so far. ECM actually has high pressure winning over by Wednesday morning.