The Weather Thread 2023

[CaledonianGonzo]

Difficult to conjure up much atmosphere when the stages are all closed down.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Accu remaining our friend.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Difficult to conjure up much atmosphere when the stages are all closed down.

Meh, that happened once cos it was right overhead. Normally, if they're in the distance everything is fine. 

[LMK]

76 members currently browsing 😂 Is refreshing this thread the height of everyone else’s weekend then too? 

[Trunks1993]

3 minutes ago, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

For me, acid test is - Monday after 2022 festival, if you were offered current forecasts the weekend before 2023, would you have taken them?

 

Personally, after three back to back dry festivals, I would have ripped your arm off for it. 

and really importantly a really dry build up - yes 1000000%

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, MEGATRONICMEATWAGON said:

Meh, that happened once cos it was right overhead. Normally, if they're in the distance everything is fine. 

Parklife shut down for a bit last week. Day 1 of Primavera was cancelled week before.

[chazwwe]

The panic from some people for a little bit of rain is very silly. 

[Justiceforcedave]

Long time reader of the weather thread, first time poster... you're all a bunch of maniacs.

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

Parklife shut down for a bit last week. Day 1 of Primavera was cancelled week before.

Can find an anomaly to prove anything, I suppose 🤷‍♂️

[Isaact]

Can't see the festival going ahead at this rate, not with these runs.

[DYRTFT]

Just now, Justiceforcedave said:

Long time reader of the weather thread, first time poster... you're all a bunch of maniacs.

Thank you 😁

[Glasto Weatherwatch]

Just now, chazwwe said:

The panic from some people for a little bit of rain is very silly. 

People get stuck on forecast symbols summing up a whole day. UKMO has a rain drop every day, but on Thurs and Fri that’s four hours of a 30% chance of light rain. 
 

If it just said ‘Warm and sunny with a low chance of a light shower in the pm’ (a la AccuWeather) everyone would be happy. 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

1 minute ago, Justiceforcedave said:

Long time reader of the weather thread, first time poster... you're all a bunch of maniacs.

 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

Just now, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

People get stuck on forecast symbols summing up a whole day. UKMO has a rain drop every day, but on Thurs and Fri that’s four hours of a 30% chance of light rain. 
 

If it just said ‘Warm and sunny with a low chance of a light shower in the pm’ (a la AccuWeather) everyone would be happy. 

That's it. I think they see the raindrops and the cloud and think it's gonna be like that all day from the moment they wake up to the moment they pass out in the SEC.

[T-Mouse]

5 minutes ago, chazwwe said:

The panic from some people for a little bit of rain is very silly. 

Its hard to make out the poundshop nals from the people overreacting. For years I was a mix of both so I do get it.

[stuartbert two hats]

Just found a new forecast that I'm going with

 

 

[albinolove]

11 minutes ago, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

For me, acid test is - Monday after 2022 festival, if you were offered current forecasts the weekend before 2023, would you have taken them?

 

Personally, after three back to back dry festivals, I would have ripped your arm off for it. 

I’d love the evenings ago be warmer. It was bloody freezing by 8pm last year! One poor sod got hypothermia at McCartney.

[chazwwe]

3 minutes ago, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

People get stuck on forecast symbols summing up a whole day. UKMO has a rain drop every day, but on Thurs and Fri that’s four hours of a 30% chance of light rain. 
 

If it just said ‘Warm and sunny with a low chance of a light shower in the pm’ (a la AccuWeather) everyone would be happy. 

Yup, completely agree. We will probably have one day of showers at 2-4am and another day of mid day showers. It wont affect the site, some people won't even realise its happened. Positive. 

[richy24]

2 minutes ago, Glasto Weatherwatch said:

People get stuck on forecast symbols summing up a whole day. UKMO has a rain drop every day, but on Thurs and Fri that’s four hours of a 30% chance of light rain. 
 

If it just said ‘Warm and sunny with a low chance of a light shower in the pm’ (a la AccuWeather) everyone would be happy. 

This!!

BBC showing a rain symbol for Saturday but what is actually forecast is 14% chance of rain for 1 hour over the whole day! 1 hour!!!!

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

2 minutes ago, T-Mouse said:

Its hard to make out the poundshop nals from the people overreacting. 

Everyone trying to out-Nal one another like they're the first person that's thought of it.

[Sasperella2]

12 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Parklife shut down for a bit last week. Day 1 of Primavera was cancelled week before.

If they didnt cancel 2007 or 2016, they aint gonna be cancelling this one 

[scaryclaireyfairy]

I'm not sure who suggested it initially but I invested in a plant mister bottle. Great idea.

(Don't worry, I'm getting waterproof spray later to balance things out)

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Sasperella2 said:

If they didnt cancel 2007 or 2016, they aint gonna be cancelling this one 

Oh I agree with that - it was more about the potential of storms to throw a spanner in the works. Not the fact that we're at any particular risk this time around.

[DYRTFT]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Everyone trying to out-Nal one another like they're the first person that's thought of it.

Some of it’s funny but I do try and add some realism to the party because there’ll be plenty seeing the wind-up posts and worrying. 

[chazwwe]

18 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Parklife shut down for a bit last week. Day 1 of Primavera was cancelled week before.

Why are we not talking about the possibility of it being cancelled? Come on, get real.